A 20-year experience with cryopreserved allografts as the valve replacement of choice in aortic root reconstruction for destructive endocarditis with abscess formation.
Afram YousifKhaldoun AliMarcel AnssarWolfgang HarringerAschraf El-EssawiRené BrouwerPublished in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2022)
In aortic root endocarditis with abscesses formation, cryopreserved allografts exhibit excellent clinical performance with a low rate of reinfection and reintervention, which make its use as valve replacement a very desirable option. Dialysis dependency, ejection fraction under 30% and recent stroke have the highest impact on the 30-day mortality.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- ejection fraction
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- left ventricular
- umbilical cord
- atrial fibrillation
- mitral valve
- cord blood
- cardiovascular events
- pulmonary artery
- aortic dissection
- mesenchymal stem cells
- heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- decision making
- rare case
- pulmonary hypertension
- bone marrow
- cardiovascular disease
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury