AbstractTo determine late patient outcome and homograft durability, we reviewed 326 patients who received aortic ( n = 230) or pulmonary ( n = 118) cryopreserved homografts for right ventricular outflow reconstruction between January 1985 and October 1993. Patient survival, including operative mortality, 5 years after the operation was similar between the two groups (ulmonary homograft 86%, aortic homograft 80%; p = not significant by log-rank test). However, 5-year freedom from homograft failure was significantly better for pulmonary homografts (94% versus 70%), p < 0.01 by log-rank test). Late calcification was evaluated by chest roentgenography and echocardiography. Overall, 20% of aortic homografts became moderately or severely calcifie...
Background: Repair of congenital heart defects involving the right ventricular outflow tract may req...
Valved conduit reconstruction between the right ventricle (RV) and the pulmonary circulation is ofte...
AbstractBackground: Pulmonary autografts offer many theoretical advantages. However, the operation i...
AbstractTo determine late patient outcome and homograft durability, we reviewed 326 patients who rec...
PURPOSE: Homograft benefits include excellent hemodynamics, resistance to infection, decreased throm...
Background—Few studies have explored the long-term function of cryopreserved homograft valves used f...
AbstractObjectives. This study was performed to assess by echocardiography the intermediate-term out...
BACKGROUND: Cryopreserved valved homografts are the most commonly used conduit for right ventricular...
OBJECTIVES: Our goal was to evaluate the influence of donor-related factors on the durability of pul...
Homografts have long been used for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction. Tissue ban...
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome and risk factors for implant failure ...
AbstractObjectiveCryopreserved valved homograft has become the conduit of choice for right ventricul...
Durability of pulmonary conduits (PCs) used for reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow trac...
Objective: We evaluate our intermediate-term results of our patients who had insertion of homografts...
textabstractObjective: Allograft conduits are used for reconstruction of the right ventricular outfl...
Background: Repair of congenital heart defects involving the right ventricular outflow tract may req...
Valved conduit reconstruction between the right ventricle (RV) and the pulmonary circulation is ofte...
AbstractBackground: Pulmonary autografts offer many theoretical advantages. However, the operation i...
AbstractTo determine late patient outcome and homograft durability, we reviewed 326 patients who rec...
PURPOSE: Homograft benefits include excellent hemodynamics, resistance to infection, decreased throm...
Background—Few studies have explored the long-term function of cryopreserved homograft valves used f...
AbstractObjectives. This study was performed to assess by echocardiography the intermediate-term out...
BACKGROUND: Cryopreserved valved homografts are the most commonly used conduit for right ventricular...
OBJECTIVES: Our goal was to evaluate the influence of donor-related factors on the durability of pul...
Homografts have long been used for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction. Tissue ban...
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome and risk factors for implant failure ...
AbstractObjectiveCryopreserved valved homograft has become the conduit of choice for right ventricul...
Durability of pulmonary conduits (PCs) used for reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow trac...
Objective: We evaluate our intermediate-term results of our patients who had insertion of homografts...
textabstractObjective: Allograft conduits are used for reconstruction of the right ventricular outfl...
Background: Repair of congenital heart defects involving the right ventricular outflow tract may req...
Valved conduit reconstruction between the right ventricle (RV) and the pulmonary circulation is ofte...
AbstractBackground: Pulmonary autografts offer many theoretical advantages. However, the operation i...