TY - JOUR
T1 - Bench repair of donor aortic valve with minimal access orthotopic heart transplantation
AU - Navia, José L.
AU - Atik, Fernando A.
AU - Marullo, Antonino
AU - Starling, Randall C.
AU - Garcia, Mario
AU - Vega, Pablo Ruda
AU - Smedira, Nicholas G.
AU - McCarthy, Patrick M.
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - While the number of people waiting heart transplantation increases, the number of organ donors decreases. This shrinking donor pool has prompted reassessment of donor selection for heart transplantation. Bench repair of a donor aortic valve was performed before minimal access orthotopic heart transplantation. Aortic insufficiency in the structurally normal tricuspid aortic valve was due to annular dilatation and was corrected with subcommissural annular plication. The postoperative period was uneventful. Follow-up at 4.5 years showed good results and no evidence of aortic regurgitation.
AB - While the number of people waiting heart transplantation increases, the number of organ donors decreases. This shrinking donor pool has prompted reassessment of donor selection for heart transplantation. Bench repair of a donor aortic valve was performed before minimal access orthotopic heart transplantation. Aortic insufficiency in the structurally normal tricuspid aortic valve was due to annular dilatation and was corrected with subcommissural annular plication. The postoperative period was uneventful. Follow-up at 4.5 years showed good results and no evidence of aortic regurgitation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.01.030
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.01.030
M3 - Article
C2 - 15975390
AN - SCOPUS:20544477750
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 80
SP - 313
EP - 315
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 1
ER -