title: Ross' first homograft replacement of the aortic valve.
abstract: Ross' first homograft replacement of the aortic valve was reported in 1962. The homograft has been in continuous use around the world ever since. Much has been learned about how to handle homografts, both before and during their implantation. Homografts have special advantages, which make them an appropriate choice in a number of settings. This first successful case by Donald Ross set the stage for the growth in homograft valve use and the subsequent development of many ways of using allograft cardiovascular tissue for optimal cardiac reconstructions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007-2197.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: St Louis
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Corcoran
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D004739:England; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000266:history*