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Mitral valve replacement using a cryopreserved mitral homograft.

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.
AuthorsC Acar, A Farge, A Ramsheyi, J C Chachques, S Mihaileanu, R Gouezo, J Gerota, A F Carpentier
JournalThe Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 57 Issue 3 Pg. 746-8 (Mar 1994) ISSN: 0003-4975 [Print] Netherlands
PMID8147653 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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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