title: Stentless bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement after a homograft root replacement: Toronto SPV implantation after a homograft root.
abstract: Stentless bioprosthetic valves for the aortic position offer excellent hemodynamic characteristics, making them an attractive choice ahead of other valve prostheses. We present a unique case in which a patient underwent aortic valve replacement with a stentless porcine valve and mitral valve repair for severe aortic and mitral regurgitation 1 year after a homograft root replacement for acute aortic endocarditis. The rationale for our approach is outlined in the context of current surgical trends.
authors.affiliation: The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Faisal G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Bakaeen
authors.forename: Jon-Cecil M
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Walkes
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Reardon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D013552:Swine; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous