Alternative causes of bioreaction to prosthetic heart valves: three cases with pannus formation

• Main Authors: Süleyman Karakoyun (Author), Ozan Mustafa Gürsoy (Author), Macit Kalçık (Author), Şermin Çoban Kökten (Author), Mehmet Özkan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pannus formation is an infrequent but serious complication of prosthetic heart valve surgery. The cause of pannus is recognized as a bioreaction to the prostheses; histological investigations have shown that pannus comprises collagen and elastic tissues containing endothelial cells, chronic inflamma...