Redo After Failure of Aortic Homografts With a Rapid Deployment Valve.

Danesi, Tommaso Hinna; Minniti, Giuseppe; Cresce, Giovanni Domenico; Favaro, Alessandro; Magagna, Paolo; Auriemma, Stefano; Micciolo, Matteo; Mirone, Salvo et al. · Ann Thorac Surg · 2016

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Abstract

Homograft implantation in the aortic position was a common approach for full root aortic surgical procedures in the early 2000s. Reintervention after degeneration of such homografts remains a challenge. We report two cases of successful implantation of the Edwards Intuity Elite rapid deployment valve into patients with degeneration of existing aortic homograft implants leading to severe aortic regurgitation.

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