Early Structural Valve Deterioration and Cusp Tear Leading to Acute Heart Failure in a Second-Generation Trifecta Glide Technology Heart Valve.
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
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.
Source: PubMed
Authors: Akiyoshi Yamamoto, Kenji Kuwaki, Hidekazu Furuya, Yasunori Cho
Institutions: Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4412487310