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Cristina Fayet

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PubMed2003

Subaortic stenosis: recurrence of a fibrous ring after 28 years.

Aortic stenosis is a common cardiac problem. Morphological aortic stenosis can be due to valvular, subvalvular and supravalvular causes. Subvalvular causes include subaortic rings and membranes, which usually manifest at a young age, depending on the size of the ring and the degree of obstruction. Recurrent (post-operative) stenosis is a rare potential problem. A case of recurrent subaortic stenosis due to a subaortic ring, 28 years after the initial surgical excision of the ring is presented.

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Mechanical heart valve prostheses: identification and evaluation (erratum).

Mechanical heart value prostheses have been in use since the 1950s. Many prostheses have been used for a while and then discontinued. Today, there are a large number and variety of prostheses in use and an even larger variety that are in place in patients. These may be explanted at any time for a number of reasons. It is essential for the practicing pathologist to be able to identify the prosthesis and be aware of some of its reported complications and modes of failure. This article, and a second one on bioprosthetic heart valves, is designed as a ready reference guide to heart valve prostheses, their important identifying features, their common complications, and modes of failure. It should help in the accurate identification of explanted prosthetic valves and more definitive reports. This accuracy of identification as well as tracking of abnormalities noted will, we hope, permit the identification of new failure modes and the recording of causes of failure of new (or even modified) prosthetic heart valves.

Heart Valve Prosthesis↗