Technique of aortic valve replacement with a homograft: orthotopic replacement.
Homograft replacement of the aortic valve has become increasingly popular. The technique of insertion is essentially simple but a number of variations have developed over the years. The valve can be inserted in orthotopic (subcoronary) position or as a root replacement. The technique described here has developed over the past 28 years and links up with the related operation of pulmonary valve translocation (pulmonary autograft).
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Harley Street Clinic, London, England.
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods*