Vanessa Lambraño-De la Ossa, Unidad de Hospitalización, Servicio de Cardiología, Clínica Universitaria Colombia, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, Colombia
Diana Vargas-Vergara, Unidad de Hospitalización, Servicio de Cardiología, Clínica Universitaria Colombia, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, Colombia
Nelson Moreno-Ruiz, Unidad de Hospitalización, Servicio de Cardiología, Clínica Universitaria Colombia, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, Colombia
The replacement of native heart valves with prosthetic valves has represented a significant advance in the treatment of valvular disease. However, complications can occur. In the case of biological valves, long-term structural deterioration is expected, typically occurring a decade after implantation. However, early deterioration has been documented rarely. We present the case of a 54-year-old male patient who developed bioprosthesis dysfunction in the aortic position, secondary to thrombus formation, just 30 days after valve replacement.
Keywords: Early valve dysfunction. Biologic aortic valve. Valve thrombosis. Valve replacement. Prosthetic complications.