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Tricuspid bioprosthesis replacement with cryopreserved mitral homograft
J M Grinda1, R Zegdi, R Leroux
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 21 rue Leblanc, 75908 Paris Cedex 15, France. jeam-michel.grinda@egp.ap-hop-paris.fr
Abstract:
We report the case of replacement of a dysfunctional tricuspid Hancock bioprosthesis by a cryopreserved mitral homograft. Tricuspid bioprosthesis was approached on a beating heart. The mitral homograft was orientated so as the anatomic anterior leaflets corresponding and a semi rigid prosthetic ring was inserted. At 1 year follow-up, the patient's clinical condition and echocardiographic results were satisfactory.