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ArticleGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2021

A 43-year-old functional Starr-Edwards ball and cage mechanical aortic valve.

Samuel Powell, Ravi Choxi, Sampath Gunda, Ion S Jovin

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Article in General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Samuel PowellDepartment of Internal Medicine, McGuire VA Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, VA, 23249, USA.
Ravi ChoxiDepartment of Internal Medicine, McGuire VA Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, VA, 23249, USA.
Sampath GundaDepartment of Internal Medicine, McGuire VA Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, VA, 23249, USA.
Ion S JovinDepartment of Internal Medicine, McGuire VA Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, VA, 23249, USA. isjovin@yahoo.com.
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center · USVirginia Commonwealth University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Starr-Edwards ball and cage valves were among the first and most commonly used mechanical valve devices. These valves offered a novel design that would become one of the mainstays for replacement of severely diseased heart valves in the early second half of the twentieth century. We describe the case of a patient with a Starr-Edwards ball and cage valve in the aortic position that was replaced 40 years earlier who was admitted with concerns for symptoms of new volume overload. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated a functional mechanical aortic valve with no evidence of compromise. The patient was treated with diuretics for congestive heart failure exacerbation and on 3 years follow-up was doing well. This is one of the few cases reported of a patient with Starr-Edwards ball and cage aortic valve functioning normally extending into the fifth decade without signs of significant instability.

Indexed as

Heart FailureHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationAdultAortic ValveHumansProsthesis DesignBall and cage valveMechanical aortic valve replacementStarr–Edwards

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PMID32409914
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