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Aortic Valve Replacement with Autologous Pericardium: Surgical Technique
Author(s) -
Duran Carlos M.G.,
Gallo Ricardo,
Kumar Naresh
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1995.tb00582.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombogenicity , aortic valve replacement , surgery , pericardium , infective endocarditis , aortic valve , cardiac skeleton , cardiology , stenosis , thrombosis
A bstract The surgical technique of aortic valve replacement with freehand glutaraldehyde‐treated autologous pericardium is described. Forty‐nine patients underwent this procedure without hospital mortality and no thromboembolic episodes without anticoagulation. Three patients underwent reoperation: for infective endocarditis in two; and tear of one commissure 8 months after surgery in another. This technique because of its excellent hemodynamics and low thrombogenicity might be a valid alternative particularly in patients with a small aortic annulus.