title: Short- and mid-term results of xenograft-bovine pericardial patch in the repair of intracardiac defects: final results of a single-centre study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A variety of patch materials have been used in the repair of intracardiac defects. We evaluated the short- and mid-term clinical and echocardiography results of glutaraldehyde-preserved bovine pericardium patches used to repair intracardiac defects in our clinic.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study examines the short- (up to 30 days post-operatively) and mid-term (up to 24 months post-operatively) results of 533 patients with intracardiac defects who underwent surgical correction with glutaraldehyde-preserved bovine pericardium patches between 2004 and 2010 at a university clinic. Short- and mid-term post-operative echocardiographic studies showed no evidence of calcification, thrombus, or aneurysmal dilatation on the patch. Vegetation developed in two (0.37%) of the 533 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results that have been obtained from a group of large number of patients imply that the glutaraldehyde-preserved bovine pericardium patches may be preferable in the closure of cardiac defects because of their low complication rates and ease of use.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hafize
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yaliniz
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orhan K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Salih
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Atakan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Vecih
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Keklik
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gocen
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Topcuoglu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guzel
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yuksel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Basturk
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevcan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Poyrazoglu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002417:Cattle; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005976:Glutaral; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D064593:Heterografts; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D005976:Glutaral