Bentall procedure using cryopreserved valved aortic homografts: Mid- to long-term results

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 387-391

  Christenson, Jan T ^a   Sierra, Jorge ^a   Trindade, Pedro T ^a   Didier, Dominique ^a   Kalangos, Afksendiyos ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adults; Aorta abnormalities pathology transplantation; Aortic aneurysm surgery; Aortic valve insufficiency surgery; Aortic valve stenosis surgery; Bentall procedure; Blood vessel prosthesis; Children; Endocarditis, bacterial etiology surgery; Reoperation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ASCENDING AORTA; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10344228799     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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