Cryopreserved aortic homograft replacement in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis.
A patient with severe long-standing Takayasu's arteritis underwent successful replacement of the aortic root and ascending aorta with a cryopreserved aortic homograft. Her postoperative course was uneventful and echocardiography demonstrated evidence of neither aortic regurgitation nor graft detachment more than 2 years after the operation. Magnetic resonance image demonstrated no signs of graft enlargement.
Iguchi
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. iguchi@mail.cc.tohoku.ac.jp
Miura
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Tabayashi
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D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000637:transplantation; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome