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Review
. 1994 Oct;35(5):395-8.

Homograft aortic root replacement for destructive valve endocarditis. The benefit of an in-house homograft bank

T Fischlein  1 , C Detter, M Haushofer, P Uberfuhr, C Weinhold, E Kreuzer, B Reichart
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  • PMID: 7995830
Review

Homograft aortic root replacement for destructive valve endocarditis. The benefit of an in-house homograft bank

T Fischlein et al. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1994 Oct.

Abstract

This report concerns the surgical treatment of a 45-year old patient with active staphylococcus-endocarditis of the aortic valve which resulted in an aortic root abscess and consequently in a ventricular aortic discontinuity. A technique of homograft aortic root replacement after removal of all infected and necrotic areas is described. After a six month follow-up, the patient is asymptomatic (New York Heart Association functional class I) and shows no signs of recurrence of endocarditis. This case report makes the benefit of an in-house homograft-bank system obvious.

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