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Mestres CA, Castellà M, Moreno A, Paré JC, del Rio A, Azqueta M, Fernández C, Miró JM, Pomar JL

Cryopreserved mitral homograft in the tricuspid position for infective endocarditis: a valve that can be repaired in the long-term (13 years).

J. Heart Valve Dis.. 2006 May;15(3):389-91, PMID: 16784077

Herein is reported the long-term repair of a cryopreserved mitral homograft in the tricuspid position. A 34-year-old HIV-infected patient underwent tricuspid valve replacement in 1991 with a cryopreserved mitral homograft because of infective endocarditis. Chronic tricuspid regurgitation secondary to repeated endocarditis led to reoperation 13 years later. Mitral valve repair was performed with a rigid ring as there was annular dilatation; the valve tissue was intact. One year later, transthoracic echocardiography showed no tricuspid regurgitation. The cryopreserved mitral homograft is a potentially repairable valve in the long-term.

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS