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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;114:1129
© 1997 Mosby, Inc.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Yes, I can top that!

Professor of Surgery
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
12/8/85527

To the Editor:

On July 16, 1997, I replaced a Hancock porcine valve implanted in the mitral position on August 4, 1976, by Dr. Frank Johnston at our institution. It had been in place 20 years, 345 days. The leaflets were heavily calcified, and there was a perforation at the base of one of the leaflets. The valve was replaced with a No. 29 Hancock Medtronic prosthesis (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.).

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