The manufacturer was informed on this event through the publication 'sutureless valve replacement through a right anterior mini-thoracotomy in elderly patients with stenotic bicuspid aortic valve' by durdu et al.This paper reports a single-center experience with the perceval s valve and retrospectively analyses data for 13 patients with a stenotic bicuspid aortic valve (bav).From january 2013 through march 2018, 13 patients with severe aortic stenosis involving bav underwent sutureless aortic valve replacement (su-avr) with the perceval-s.The central message of this paper is that su-avr is a technically feasible and safe procedure in as patients involving bav anatomy with acceptable good surgical outcomes.Among the results presented, it is mentioned that one patient (7.6%) required permanent pacemaker implantation due to a third-degree atrioventricular block.
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The manufacturer was informed on this event through the publication 'sutureless valve replacement through a right anterior mini-thoracotomy in elderly patients with stenotic bicuspid aortic valve' by durdu et al.This paper reports a single-center experience with the perceval s valve and retrospectively analyses data for 13 patients with a stenotic bicuspid aortic valve (bav).From january 2013 through march 2018, 13 patients with severe aortic stenosis involving bav underwent sutureless aortic valve replacement (su-avr) with the perceval-s.The central message of this paper is that su-avr is a technically feasible and safe procedure in as patients involving bav anatomy with acceptable good surgical outcomes.Among the results presented, it is mentioned that one patient (7.6%) required permanent pacemaker implantation due to a third-degree atrioventricular block.Per additional information received, pre-operatively the patient was in sinus rhythm and very symptomatic (nhya class iv) due to highly stenotic type 0 bicuspid aortic valve.The native valve was excised and complete decalcification was performed.The perceval pvs27 was safely implanted.On postoperative day 9, the patient experienced a third-degree av block and a permanent pacemaker was implanted.In the follow-up, the patient is reportedly still very well with a dramatic improvement of the cardiac functions, despite the pace rhythm.Based on the assessment received from the field, the main reason for the pacemaker implant was attributed to the need to perform a complete decalcification of the severe stenotic bicuspid aortic valve.
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