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

How to cite: Kuo, J., Rooney, S., & Breckenridge, I. M. (1996). Suture loop restriction of the medtronic hall valve: late presentation of a rare complication. The Journal of heart valve disease, 5(1), 117–119.