title: Constructive remodeling of CorMatrix extracellular matrix after aortic root repair in a 90-year-old woman.
abstract: An acellular, noncrosslinked, extracellular-matrix bioscaffold patch was used for aortic root reconstruction after aortic valve replacement in a 90-year-old woman. After her death 3 years later, histologic examination showed constructive remodeling and host-tissue regeneration at the site of the extracellular matrix bioscaffold patch.
authors.affiliation: Dignity Health Medical Foundation, Sacramento, California. Electronic address: fslachman@aol.com.
authors.forename: Frank N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Slachman
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods