Publication Date

1-1-2025

Journal

The Texas Heart Institute Journal

DOI

10.14503/THIJ-25-8584

PMID

40666141

PMCID

PMC12256653

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

7-8-2025

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Abstract

This report highlights a case of early structural valve deterioration with a cusp tear in a second-generation Abbott Trifecta Glide Technology bioprosthetic heart valve. A 70-year-old man had undergone aortic valve replacement with a Trifecta Glide Technology valve 30 months earlier for severe bicuspid aortic valve stenosis. He suddenly developed acute heart failure with dyspnea resulting from severe aortic valve regurgitation, with a cusp tear in the Trifecta Glide Technology valve, as demonstrated by transthoracic echocardiography. The patient was successfully treated with urgent repeat aortic valve replacement.

Keywords

Humans, Male, Aged, Heart Failure, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Bioprosthesis, Prosthesis Design, Prosthesis Failure, Aortic Valve, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation, Aortic Valve Insufficiency, Acute Disease, Treatment Outcome, Reoperation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease, Heart Valve Diseases, Aortic valve stenosis, bioprosthesis, heart valve prosthesis implantation

Published Open-Access

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