title: Homograft root replacement for juvenile rheumatoid aortic valve incompetence.
abstract: We report a case of severe, crippling juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and aortic insufficiency in a young woman. Homograft replacement of the aortic root offered both long-term durability and the freedom from thromboembolism that her systemic illness required.
authors.affiliation: St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, Georgia.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Keeley
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Burdette
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000601:surgery*