Conclusion: since the valve has been implanted for almost 9 years, it¿s very unlikely that the stenosis is due to any potential manufacturing issue.The common probable cause for stenosis is due to pannus overgrowth.From the information received the valve remained implanted.Without the return of the valve for analysis, a root cause of the issues cannot be determined.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Medtronic received information that 8 years 10 months post implant of this aortic bioprosthetic valve it was replaced valve-in-valve with a transcatheter aortic valve replacement due to low flow, low gradients and severe aortic stenosis.Due to the patients low ejection fraction the fact that he lives over 4 hours away an aicd was placed the next day.No additional adverse patient effects were reported. medical history includes: angina and heart failure, hypertension and dyslipidemia.
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