Evaluation of 188 consecutive homografts implanted in pulmonary position after 20 years

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-142

  Boethig, Dietmar ^a   Goerler, Heidi ^a   Westhoff Bleck, Mechthild ^a   Ono, Masamichi ^a   Daiber, Anna ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a   Breymann, Thomas ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hemodynamic performance; Homograft; Long term follow up; Right ventricular outflow tract; Valved conduit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULMONARY VALVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 34249899678     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.02.025     Document Type: Article

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