title: Technique of homograft replacement of the mitral valve.
abstract: In this paper, we have reviewed previous experiences in the technique of homograft replacement of the mitral valve. Following laboratory studies, we have initiated a clinical program of partial and total homograft replacement of the mitral valve and present our early results in the first 32 patients.
authors.affiliation: Hopital Broussais, Paris.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gaer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chauvaud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carpentier
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous