Accelerated allograft degeneration after aortic valve endocarditis.

Osman, A; McCann, J; Shemin, R J; Lazar, H L · Ann Thorac Surg · 1999

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Early calcification of aortic allografts is usually seen in children less than 3 years of age. We describe a case of a 22-year-old intravenous drug user who developed calcific aortic valve stenosis less than 3 years after an allograft root replacement for endocarditis.

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