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Full-root Aortic Valve Replacement by Stentless Aortic Xenografts in Patients with Small Aortic Roots
Published on: May 21, 2017
Aortic valve prosthesis obstruction after aortoventriculoplasty: reconstruction with aortic allograft
1Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Abstract:
An aortoventriculoplasty (Konno procedure) operation was performed for relief of tunnel-type subaortic stenosis using a Bjork-Shiley valve aortic prosthesis. The mechanical prosthesis thrombosed and cerebral embolism occurred when anticoagulant medication was stopped. The aortic root was successfully reconstructed with a cryopreserved aortic allograft using freehand implant technique. The cryopreserved aortic allograft is an excellent replacement device in the young adult patient in cases of failed prostheses, even in the presence of complex left ventricular outflow tract morphology or previous reconstruction operations.
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