Early surgical aortic bioprosthesis failure caused by cusp tear: A word of caution.

ABSTRACT: Cusp tear is an increasingly described mode of failure of the Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis. Acute aortic regurgitation after implantation of a Trifecta in absence of endocarditis should suggest a cusp tear and be promptly treated with redo surgery.

SUBMITTER: Schaeffer T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7813062 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature