title: Stentless xenograft repair of the dissected aortic root.
abstract: We used a Freestyle (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) porcine root to replace a regurgitant aortic valve and repair acute type A dissection. A Hemashield (Meadox Medicals, Oakland, NJ) graft was used to replace the ascending aorta with the "open anastomosis" technique. This method is a valuable alternative to conventional root replacement in acute type A dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, England.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Westaby
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Houel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shinfeld
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005780:Gelatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D012118:Resorcinols; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C027813:gelatin-resorcinol-formaldehyde tissue adhesive; D005557:Formaldehyde; D005780:Gelatin