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Published on: May 19, 2020
Fracture of Colvin-Galloway Future band causing a tear in the anterior mitral leaflet
Martin Hartrumpf1, Ulrich A Stock, Ralf-Uwe Kuehnel
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center Brandenburg, Bernau, Berlin, Germany. m.hartrumpf@immanuel.de
Abstract:
The first case of a fracture of a semi-rigid annuloplasty device is reported. A 56-year-old man presented with recurrence of severe mitral and tricuspid regurgitation 10 months after proper implantation of a Colvin-Galloway Future band (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN). During redo surgery we made the unexpected finding that its metal skeleton was fractured near the posterior segment. A tear in the anterior mitral leaflet was also found. It is speculated that the device fracture may have put additional strain on the native annulus.
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