Citation: andreas m et al.Comparable long-term results for porcine and pericardial prostheses after isolated aortic valve replacement.Eur j cardiothorac surg.2015 oct;48(4):557-61.Doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu466.Epub 2014 dec 18.Earliest date of publish used for event date.No unique device identifier (serial/lot) numbers were provided; without this information, it could not be determined whether these observations have been previously reported.Without the return of the product, no definitive conclusion can be made regarding the clinical observations.(b)(4).If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Medtronic received information via literature regarding a comparison of the long-term outcomes for patients who underwent isolated aortic valve replacement with either a pericardial prosthesis or a porcine prosthesis.All data were collected from a single center between 2002 and 2008.The study population included 458 patients (predominantly female; mean age 74 years; mean weight 78 kg), 163 of which were implanted with a medtronic mosaic bioprosthetic valve (no serial numbers provided).Among all mosaic patients, 5 early deaths occurred (early mortality was defined as all-cause mortality during the first 30 days) and 54 deaths occurred during the follow-up period (noted to be 0 to 11 years).Based on the available information, medtronic product was not directly associated with the death(s).Among all mosaic patients, adverse events included: valve-in-valve implantation, reoperation/reintervention, stroke, transient ischemic attack, embolism, myocardial infarction, endocarditis, revision for bleeding, bleeding event, valve thrombosis, moderate-severe prosthesis patient mismatch, and increased mean transvalvular gradients.Based on the available information, medtronic product was directly associated with the adverse event(s).No additional adverse patient effects or product performance issues were reported.
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