[Valvular homografts].
Renewed interest in heart valve homografts is related to recent advances in viability. Increased viability is achieved by collecting explanted hearts from multi-organ donors and cryopreservation. Right access is usually used in case of hereditary cardiopathy to resect or repair the aortic, mitral and tricuspid valves. Life-long anticoagulant treatment can thus be avoided. Current mid-term and long-term results are very promising.
Bloch
G
G
Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris.
Bel
A
A
Faris
B
B
Nguyen
A
A
de Chaumaray
T
T
Menasché
P
P
Gerota
J
J
D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous