Figure 2From: Structural valve deterioration of a mitral Carpentier-Edwards pericardial bioprosthesis in an 87-year-old woman 16 years after its implantation Explanted Carpentier-Edwards Perimount bioprosthesis (view from the left ventricule: A, view from the left atrium: B showing a tear in leaflet 1 (white arrow). X-ray of the valve showed calcification on leaflets 2 and 3, but not on leaflet 1 (C).Back to article page