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Fate of Hancock valve in tricuspid position 36 years after implantation

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Mid- to long-term durability of bioprosthesis in tricuspid position is acceptable. However, little is known about more extended long-term structural valve changes of Hancock valve. In present report, we describe Hancock valve images 36 years after implantation.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya Heart Center, Sunadabashi 1-1-14, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 461-0045, Japan

    Hideki Kitamura, Arishige Kimura & Yasuhide Okawa

  2. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Aichi Children’s Health and Medical Center, Obu, Japan

    Masanobu Maeda

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Kitamura, H., Kimura, A., Okawa, Y. et al. Fate of Hancock valve in tricuspid position 36 years after implantation. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 64, 636–637 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-016-0683-7

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