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Early surgical aortic bioprosthesis failure caused by cusp tear: A word of caution

Clinical Case Reports (2021) 9(1) 286-290
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3516
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Cusp tear is an increasingly described mode of failure of the Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis. Acute aortic regurgitation after implantation of a Trifecta in absence of endocarditis should suggest a cusp tear and be promptly treated with redo surgery.

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Schaeffer, T., Berdajs, D., & Reuthebuch, O. (2021). Early surgical aortic bioprosthesis failure caused by cusp tear: A word of caution. Clinical Case Reports, 9(1), 286–290. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3516

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