2002
DOI: 10.1161/hc0102.101357
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Primary Aortic Valve Replacement With Cryopreserved Aortic Allograft

Abstract: Background-Despite the many advantages of an aortic allograft valve (AAV) over a prosthetic aortic valve, its durability is suboptimal. The aims of the present study were to document characteristic features of AAV dysfunction and to investigate factors influencing the development of such dysfunction. Methods and Results-A group of 570 patients (mean age, 48Ϯ16 years) with a cryopreserved AAV underwent a follow-up echocardiographic study (mean time after surgery, 6.8 years; range, 1.0 to 22.9 years). Significan… Show more

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