Evaluation of 188 consecutive homografts implanted in pulmonary position after 20 years☆☆☆
Author(s) -
Dietmar Boethig,
Heidi Goerler,
Mechthild WesthoffBleck,
Masamichi Ono,
Anna Daiber,
Axel Haverich,
Thomas Breymann
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.02.025
Subject(s) - tetralogy of fallot , medicine , surgery , ventricular outflow tract , great arteries , degeneration (medical) , transplantation , truncus arteriosus , heart disease , cardiology , ophthalmology
Homografts are considered the gold standard for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. Their long-term durability is limited, and alternatives became available. We evaluate their long-term hemodynamic performance to permit comparisons with alternative devices.
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