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Tricuspid dura mater bioprostheses: more than 20-year follow-up of 3 patients.
- Source :
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The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 2001 Aug; Vol. 72 (2), pp. 615-7. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Replacement of the tricuspid valve is sometimes necessary. We report 3 consecutive patients with tricuspid insufficiency who underwent valve replacement with glycerol-preserved, homologous dura mater cardiac bioprostheses between 1971 and 1973. The first 2 patients are well 28 and 27 years later; the last patient was lost to follow-up after 20 years. We conclude that preservation of homologous dura mater bioprostheses in glycerol may reduce rates of thromboembolism, thrombosis, and structural dysfunction during the late postoperative period.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003-4975
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Annals of thoracic surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11515914
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02290-6