Cryopreserved aortic homografts for complex aortic valve or root endocarditis: a 28-year experience.
Antonella GaleoneDiletta TrojanJacopo GardelliniRenato di GaetanoGiuseppe FaggianGiovanni Battista LucianiPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
AVR or ARR with a CAH for complex endocarditis is associated with satisfactory hospital survival, considering the critical patient presentation at surgery, and excellent survival free from recurrent infection. Need for reoperation late after surgery is similar to other biological prostheses.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- case report
- minimally invasive
- free survival
- healthcare
- coronary artery bypass
- heart failure
- emergency department
- surgical site infection
- acute care
- acute coronary syndrome
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- electronic health record