Long-term follow up of the Biocor porcine bioprosthesis in the mitral position.

Background And Aim Of The Study: The study aim was to review the long-term results of mitral valve replacement (MVR) with the Biocor porcine bioprosthesis, in order to investigate patient survival and valve-related complications.

Methods: Data were presented for 546 patients (320 females, 226 males; mean age 49.2 +/- 17.

Holt-Oram syndrome presenting as agenesis of the left pericardium.

We report on a case of a 60-year-old man with progressive heart failure, mitral and aortic valve insufficiency and bilateral asymmetrical skeletal upper-limb deformities. Central to the suspicion of Holt-Oram syndrome in this patient was the surgical finding of agenesis of the left pericardium. A Holt-Oram syndrome diagnostic was confirmed through molecular analysis of the TBX5 gene.