Homograft Replacement of the Aortic Valve

Long-term Results of Aortic Valve Replacement with the Starr-Edwards Valve

“…In their patients the more severe anaemias were associated with the greater degrees of aortic regurgitation. The immediate results and follow-up of 146 patients who were treated by homograft replacement of the aortic salve have been reported by McDonald et al (1968). The early mortality of 19% after this operation is comparable with our figure of 2200 when a Starr-Edwards valve prosthesis is used.…”

Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance/European Society of Cardiovascular Imaging/American Society of Echocardiography/Society for Pediatric Radiology/North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging Guidelines for the Use of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Pediatric Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease: Endorsed by The American Heart Association

“…"Acquired disease" based lesions would include Kawasaki disease whereas "surgically" based lesions would include alterations of the locations of the coronary ostia or their proximal courses related to corrective surgeries such as the arterial switch operation (Jatene procedure) 227 or Ross procedure. 228 Clearly, many of these diseases lend themselves to potentially decrease myocardial perfusion, possibly resulting in ischemia and infarction. Echocardiography, CT, and CMR are the most commonly used non-invasive imaging modalities for the evaluation of pediatric patients with coronary artery pathologies.…”

A comparison of antibiotic-sterilized, stent-mounted pulmonary and aortic valve allografts in the mitral region of dogs

“…As an alternative to prosthetic valves with their thromboembolic problems, aortic allograft valves have been used with success in large numbers in the aortic region (McDonald et al, 1968;Barratt-Boyes, 1971;Yacoub, Knight, Towers, and Somerville 1973;Layton et al, 1973) and to a lesser extent in the mitral region (Graham, Schroeder, Daily, and Harrison, 1971;Lennox et al, 1971; Barratt-Boyes et al, 1972;Angell, Wuerflein, Chun, and Shumway, 1973). The behaviour of the aortic valve when used as a mitral valve replacement has also been fairly extensively investigated in animals (Howard, Willman, and Hanlon, 1960;Heimbecker et al, 1962;McKenzie et al, 1966;Suzuki and Kay, 1966;Angell, Wuerflein, and Shumway, 1967;Hubka, Siska, and Holec, 1967;Weldon, Ameli, and Morovati, 1967;Braunwald, Fuchs, and Bonchek, 1968;Sugie et al, 1969).…”