[Use of sutureless prosthetic aortic valves in cardiac surgery]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2014 Mar;15(3):170-6. doi: 10.1714/1463.16167.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

In the last years, an increasing proportion of high-risk patients undergo surgical aortic valve replacement. In order to reduce the risk associated with cross-clamp time or cardioplegic ischemic time, sutureless aortic prostheses have been developed. These bioprosthetic valves are not hand sewn, and this technological advance translates into reduced implantation times, thus improving outcome of patients referred for aortic valve replacement. At present, three sutureless bioprostheses are available on the market: 3f Enable (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), Perceval (Sorin Group, Saluggia, Italy) and Intuity (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, California, USA). This article provides an overview of the available literature on sutureless aortic valves with the aim to better define current role and future perspectives of sutureless aortic bioprostheses for the treatment of aortic valve stenosis.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Sutures