TY - JOUR AU - Christiansen, Stefan AU - Fehske, Wolfgang AU - Autschbach, RĂ¼diger PY - 2007/02/07 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Insufficiency of an Aortic Valve Prosthesis due to Tissue Ingrowth: A Case Report JF - The Heart Surgery Forum JA - HSF VL - 10 IS - 2 SE - DO - 10.1532/HSF98.20061097 UR - https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/341 SP - E105-E106 AB - Tissue ingrowth of a prosthetic heart valve usually leads to a stenosis. We report a rare case of a patient with a fixation of the prosthetic leaflet due to tissue ingrowth. This state caused a total prosthetic insufficiency. The therapy used to treat this prosthetic heart valve with tissue ingrowth is discussed in this report. ER -