The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 48, 289-291, Copyright © 1989 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Long-term survival after triple-valve replacement
DG Mulder, A Kattus and DC Drinkwater
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
A 29-year-old man with rheumatic stenosis and insufficiency of the aortic,
mitral, and tricuspid valves underwent urgent triple-valve replacement on
January 12, 1966, because of uncontrollable congestive heart failure.
Twenty-two years and 8 months later (September 13, 1988) reoperation was
necessary to replace the Kay-Shiley tricuspid prosthesis because of
progressive stenosis of the valve due to pannus formation. The aortic and
mitral prostheses continue to function normally. The patient has again
returned to full activity.