Complete destruction of a tissue-engineered porcine xenograft in pulmonary valve position after the Ross procedure

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr;139(4):e67-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.12.033. Epub 2009 Feb 23.

Authors

Nicola E Hiemann¹, Marjam Mani, Michael Huebler, Rudolf Meyer, Roland Hetzer, Roland Thieme, Christian Bethge

Affiliation

¹ Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 19660290
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.12.033

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Bioprosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Failure*
Pulmonary Valve / surgery*
Reoperation
Tissue Engineering