An old friend is still at work: 34-year-old well functioning Starr–Edwards aortic prosthesis without anticoagulation

Abstract The Starr–Edwards caged-ball valve prosthesis is the beginning mark of the valve replacement era, and was used widely in many centers worldwide in the past decades. Despite long term results with this prosthesis have been reported with satisfactory hemodynamic performance, only a few cases...

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Published inInternational journal of cardiology Vol. 116; no. 1; pp. e1 - e3
Main Authors Ikizler, Murat, Birdane, Alparslan, Sevin, Behcet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 02.03.2007
Subjects
Anticoagulants - administration & dosage
Anticoagulants - adverse effects
Anticoagulation
Aortic Valve
Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery
Cardiovascular
Durability
Equipment Failure Analysis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - chemically induced
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Design
Starr–Edwards ball valve
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Durability
Anticoagulation
Starr–Edwards ball valve
Aortic valve
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Summary:Abstract The Starr–Edwards caged-ball valve prosthesis is the beginning mark of the valve replacement era, and was used widely in many centers worldwide in the past decades. Despite long term results with this prosthesis have been reported with satisfactory hemodynamic performance, only a few cases have been reported exceeded 30 years of durability. We report the case of a patient with a 34-year-old well-functioning Starr–Edwards ball prosthesis in aortic position using neither antiaggregant nor anticoagulant therapies.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.167