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  • Title: Extended (31 years) durability of a Starr-Edwards prosthesis in mitral position.
    Author: Tarzia V, Bottio T, Testolin L, Gerosa G.
    Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg; 2007 Aug; 6(4):570-1. PubMed ID: 17669941.
    Abstract:
    A 62-year-old man underwent mitral valve replacement with a Starr-Edwards caged-ball prosthesis in 1974. He was asymptomatic until February 2005 when he underwent a new cardiac evaluation because of increasing dyspnea and peripheral edema. The echocardiogram showed a severe aortic regurgitation and a mitral valve prosthesis well functioning. At reoperation, the mitral prosthesis and the aortic valve were replaced with St. Jude Medical((R)) bileaflet mechanical prostheses. At macroscopic and radiographic inspection the Starr-Edwards was free from signs of structural valve degeneration. This case demonstrates the impressive durability of a Starr-Edwards prosthesis in mitral position.
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