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It was reported that in 2011, a 23mm trifecta valve was implanted during an aortic valve replacement.The area of the native valve was 286mm^2.On a later date, the patient was discovered to have valve stenosis and was symptomatic.On (b)(6) 2024, a 23mm navitor vision valve was implanted during a valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation.The procedure was successful.The patient status was stable.
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An event of device stenosis was reported.A more comprehensive assessment, including histopathological examination of the valve tissue could not be performed as a valve-in-valve was performed and the device remains implanted.However, based on the information received, the reported stenosis is consistent with structural valve deterioration (svd), specifically fibro-calcific svd (fcsvd), which is a well-known complication of tissue heart valve replacement surgery.A variety of factors may contribute to svd, including patient, biological, and implant related factors.No implant related factors could be confirmed from the information received from the field as information related to implant procedure was not provided.Biological factors which can result in stenosis such as calcification (from patient conditions predisposing to elevated calcium like renal disease etc.), immobilizing thrombus, or pannus formation reducing the valve diameter also could not be confirmed as the valve was not returned for histopathological examination.Based on the information received, the cause of the reported incident could not be conclusively determined.There is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to labeling design or manufacturing of the device.
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