Abstract |
Mitral valve replacement, using a cryopreserved mitral homograft, was performed in a 49-year-old patient with calcified mitral stenosis. Postoperative course was uneventful. Transesophageal echocardiography performed 6 months later showed normal function of the mitral homograft.
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Authors | C Acar, A Farge, A Ramsheyi, J C Chachques, S Mihaileanu, R Gouezo, J Gerota, A F Carpentier |
Journal | The Annals of thoracic surgery
(Ann Thorac Surg)
Vol. 57
Issue 3
Pg. 746-8
(Mar 1994)
ISSN: 0003-4975 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 8147653
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Cryopreservation
- Echocardiography, Transesophageal
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Mitral Valve
(transplantation)
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
(diagnostic imaging, surgery)
- Organ Preservation
- Transplantation, Homologous
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