Mitral valve replacement with a pulmonary autograft: the mitral top hat.
Despite previous unsatisfactory results with inverted pulmonary homografts in mitral valve replacement, we have rekindled our interest in this technique by the use of a pulmonary autograft with the fully flexible 'top hat' type of mounting. The surgical technique and the clinical feasibility of the operation are presented.
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Harley Street Clinic, London, United Kingdom.
Kabbani
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates