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Case Report

Volume 11, Number 2, April 2020, pages 113-117

Early Structural Deterioration of a Sutureless Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. (a) Continuous wave (CW) Doppler on transthoracic echocardiogram showing peak aortic valve gradient of 93.39 mm Hg, consistent with severe aortic stenosis. (b) Transthoracic echocardiogram showing severe calcification and aortic valve stenosis consistent with bioprosthetic aortic valve failure.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Surgically explanted Sorin Perceval S bioprosthetic valve showing calcified leaflets (black arrow).