[Aortic valve replacement with the Toronto stentless porcine valve in a patient with clipping for cerebral arterial aneurysm]

Kyobu Geka. 1997 Jul;50(7):565-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 48-year-old man, who had a cerebral arterial aneurysm, was admitted in our institution for operation of aortic valve stenosis. At first, he underwent clipping for cerebral arterial aneurysm under precise management of his hemodynamic condition. After the clipping operation, we performed aortic valve replacement with the Toronto stentless porcine valve because no anticoagulant therapy was ideal for patient with cerebrovascular disease and larger effective orifice area was preferable for stenotic aortic annulus. By means of echocardiography, mean pressure gradient of the aoric valve decreased from 42 mmHg to 22 mmHg after the valve operation. He was discharged from the hospital on the 23rd postoperative day, and he has been doing well without thromboembolic events and bleeding complications for five postoperative months. This experience suggest that the Toronto stentless porcine valve might be one of the valve of choice for patients with aortic valve disease and cerebrovascular disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Design