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Cause or Consequence: Pannus Formation on Tissue Aortic Valve with Extended Life

St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom

For reprint information contact: Hazem B Fallouh, MRCS Tel: 44 779 534 4141 Fax: 44 207 188 3902 Email: hazem.fallouh@kcl.ac.uk, Cardiac Surgical Research, The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.

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A 79-year-old woman became progressively breathless 21 years after implantation of a standard Carpentier-Edwards stented porcine tissue aortic valve. She had been maintained on low-dose aspirin (75mg daily) since surgery. Echocardiography revealed severe left ventricular outflow obstruction . . . [Full Text of this Article]