[Mitral valve replacement with cryopreserved mitral homograft].
Mitral valve replacement using a cryopreserved mitral homograft was performed in a 49 year old patient with calcified mitral stenosis. The surgical technique is described. The postoperative course was uneventful. Transoesophageal echo performed 4 months later showed a normal function of the mitral homograft.
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Département de chirurgie cardiovasculaire, hôpital Broussais, Paris.
Farge
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Mihaileanu
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Berrebi
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Grare
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Brizard
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Gouezot
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Gerota
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Carpentier
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D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000637:transplantation; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
Remplacement valvulaire mitral par homogreffe mitrale cryopréservée.