SUTURE LOOP RESTRICTION OF THE MEDTRONIC-HALL VALVE - LATE PRESENTATION OF A RARE COMPLICATION

Restriction of movement of the occluder of a single disc prosthetic va lve is a serious and potentially fatal complication. We present a case in which the movement of the disc of a Medtronic Hall aortic valve wa s restricted by a loop of aortotomy closing suture inadvertently passe d around the central guide of the valve.