Calcification of homograft valves in the pulmonary circulation - Is it device or donation related?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 78-81

  Javadpour, H ^a   Veerasingam, D ^a   Wood, A E ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beating heart; Calcification; Homograft; Pulmonary circulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLOGRAFT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CALCIFICATION; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVING DONOR; LUNG CIRCULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CADAVER; CALCINOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VALVE; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0036301732     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00245-2     Document Type: Article

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