Aberrant right coronary artery in a grown up congenital cardiac patient, successfully treated 46 years earlier with a double Starr-Edwards silastic ball valve replacement: a case report

Aberrant right coronary artery in a grown up congenital cardiac patient, successfully treated 46 years earlier with a double Starr-Edwards silastic ball valve replacement: a case report

Abstract Background The Starr-Edwards ball valve prosthesis was successfully introduced in 1961–62 and largely used for aortic and mitral valve replacement. Even if Starr-Edwards valves have been widely replaced in clinical practice by other mechanical valves, they define a standard concerning long-...

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Main Authors: Andrea Ponsiglione, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Gabriella Spagnuolo, Arnaldo Stanzione, Carmela Nappi, Serena Dell’Aversana, Antonio Spagnuolo, Alberto Cuocolo, Massimo Imbriaco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Aortic valve replacement
Mitral valve replacement
Congenital heart disease
Coronary anomaly
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01351-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01351-1

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