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Case reports

Very early malfunction of a large stentless aortic valve

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Salus Hospital, Via U. Levi 7, Reggio Emilia (RE), Italy

Received 28 January 2009; received in revised form 20 March 2009; accepted 2 April 2009.

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Since their introduction in 1990, modern stentless aortic prostheses have by now obtained wide acceptance in the treatment of aortic valve disease. Despite the favourable results of using different techniques, concerns still remain about the durability of this device, especially regarding mineralisation. We present the first report, to our knowledge, of an early and unexpected malfunction of a large Sorin Solo© stentless valve due to calcification only 18 months after implantation.

Key Words: Aortic valve replacement • Calcification • Heart valve bioprostheses • Heart valve stentless • Prostheses