title: Aortic coarctation reconstructed by resection and homograft replacement in the 1950s: long-term outcome 40 years after operation.
abstract: Since the first successful repair of aortic coarctation by Dr Clarence Crafoord in 1945, there are few data regarding late follow-up of homografts in this position. Between 1957 and 1959, 7 patients underwent surgical correction of aortic coarctation by Professor József Kudász at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, using freeze-dried aortic homograft. We were able to locate 4 of these patients and found no significant complications due to the operation. We report on this 40-year follow-up of implanted aortic homograft.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgical Department, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Tivadar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hüttl
authors.forename: György
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Balázs
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Entz
authors.forename: Kálmán
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hüttl
authors.forename: Elek
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bodor
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szabolcs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome