A Rare Case of Idiopathic Failure of a Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve

Authors

Samuel J. Wlasowicz, Internal Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rochester, USA.
Ronald Lott, College of Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, USA.
Xavier C. Zonna, Internal Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, USA.
Venkata Satish Pendela, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Bipul Baibhav, Rochester Regional HealthFollow

Department

Cardiology

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Cureus

Abstract

A 65-year-old female with a significant history of two previous mitral valve replacement surgeries for mitral regurgitation was found to have severe mitral regurgitation again. She was determined to have a flail anterior mitral valve leaflet and underwent redo open sternotomy mitral valve replacement. This report serves to provide an example of an uncommon case of valve failure in an effort to alert clinicians to this potential complication.

First Page

e42643

DOI

10.7759/cureus.42643

Volume

15

Issue

7

Publication Date

7-2023

PubMed ID

37644950

Recommended Citation

Wlasowicz, S. J., Lott, R., Zonna, X. C., Pendela, V. S., & Baibhav, B. (2023). A Rare Case of Idiopathic Failure of a Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve. Cureus, 15 (7), e42643. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42643