Medtronic received information via literature regarding late clinical outcomes for aortic or mitral valve replacement with the hancock ii bioprosthesis.All data were collected from two toronto centers between september 1982 and december 1994.The study population included 980 patients (predominantly male, mean age 65 years) implanted with medtronic hancock ii bioprosthetic valve (no serial numbers provided) in the aortic (n=670) or mitral position (n=310).Among all patients 32 operative and 208 late deaths occurred with the aortic group, and 25 operative and 124 late deaths occurred in the mitral group.Among the late deaths, 28 and 24 were deemed valve-related in the aortic and mitral groups, respectively.Valve -related death was defined as death from structural valve dysfunction, stroke, transient ischemic attack, prosthetic valve endocarditis, reoperation on the bioprosthetic valve, anticoagulant-related hemorrhage, valve thrombosis, or hemolysis.No details were provided on any of these deaths.Based on the available information medtronic product was directly associated with the valve-related deaths.Among all patients, adverse events included: structural valve dysfunction, stroke, transient ischemic attack, prosthetic valve endoc arditis, reoperation on the bioprosthetic valve, hemorrhagic complications, valve thrombosis, and hemolysis.Based on the available information medtronic product was directly associated with the adverse events.No additional adverse patient effects or product performance issues were reported.
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