Belgian and European experience with the European Homograft Bank (EHB) cryopreserved allograft valves. - Assessment of a 20 year activity

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 280-290

  Jashari, R ^a   Goffin, Y ^a   Van Hoeck, B ^a   Vanderkelen, A ^a   Du Verger, A ^a   Fan, Y ^a   Holovska, V ^a   Fagu, A ^a   Brahy, O ^a  

^a QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allogaft; Cardiac valve replacement; Cryopreservation; Endocarditis; Homograft; Tissue banking

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954465378     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2010.11680618     Document Type: Article

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