Decellularized aortic homografts for aortic valve and aorta ascendens replacement [ADULT CARDIAC]

CONCLUSIONS
DAHs withstand systemic circulation, provide outstanding EOA and appear as an alternative to conventional grafts for AVR in young patients. EARR using DAH is a further option in aortic valve disease associated with aorta ascendens dilatation as it avoids the use of any prosthetic material.

Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - June 19, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tudorache, I., Horke, A., Cebotari, S., Sarikouch, S., Boethig, D., Breymann, T., Beerbaum, P., Bertram, H., Westhoff-Bleck, M., Theodoridis, K., Bobylev, D., Cheptanaru, E., Ciubotaru, A., Haverich, A. Tags: Pericardium, Basic research vascular ADULT CARDIAC Source Type: research