Long-term Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement with Aortic Homograft: 27 Years Experience.

CONCLUSIONS: Aortic homografts are associated with good long-term survival and admissible freedom from re-operation. Operative mortality is high in patients with endocarditis, however, in those who survive to discharge, long-term survival and durability are like those without endocarditis. PMID: 33434545 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 9, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Yazdchi F, Harloff M, Hirji S, Percy E, McGurk S, Cherkasky O, Malarczyk A, Newell P, Rinewalt D, Mallidi HR, Sabe AA, Aranki S, Shekar P, Kaneko T Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research