Long-term durability of Starr-Edwards disk mitral valve prosthesis over 46 years.

Keywords: cardiac surgery; computed tomography; echocardiography; long-term durability; mechanical mitral valve prosthesis EN cardiac surgery computed tomography echocardiography long-term durability mechanical mitral valve prosthesis 1337 1339 3 06/15/20 20200601 NES 200601 A 70-year-old Caucasian man with a history of previous mitral valve replacement, 46 years before, was referred to our hospital with symptoms of relapsing heart failure. D, Computed tomography (CT) verified the strong calcification complete around the moderate dilated LA (arrows) gl The Starr Edwards disk valve is a second-generation mechanical valve prosthesis introduced in early 70 seconds after the first mechanical ball valve prostheses at the beginning of the 60 seconds. Cardiac surgery, computed tomography, echocardiography, long-term durability, mechanical mitral valve prosthesis. [Extracted from the article]