The Starr-Edwards valve was the first manufactured valve to be used successfully as
a cardiac valve replacement in 1960. Although superseded by newer valves over the
decades it has achieved an excellent track record. It has unique features, namely
a protective metal casing around the ball poppet and a large and thick sewing ring.
We describe the last implant of this valve in Australia; it has now been withdrawn
by the manufacturer. In this particular case, the unique features of this valve made
the required surgery quite simple and avoided the need for complex mitral valve surgery
in a very high-risk patient.
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Publication history
Accepted:
February 21,
2010
Received in revised form:
February 18,
2010
Received:
February 14,
2009
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© 2010 Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
