Redo Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement using St. Jude Medical Mechanical Prosthesis in a Patient with Degenerated Mitral Bioprosthesis and Severe Aortic Regurgitation: A Video Presentation

Abstract

AbstractThe American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association practice guidelines suggest bioprosthetic aortic and mitral valve replacement is a reasonable option for patients older than 65 years and for selected patients younger than 65 years according to patients’ preference. However, routine use of bioprosthetic valves in younger patients remains controversial. Patients prevalence to avoid anticoagulation, decreasing operative risks for valve reoperations, and the availability of catheter valve-in-valve techniques have created a need to reexamine bioprosthetic valve durability, particularly in young patients undergoing valve replacements