TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful orthotopic transplantation of a fresh tricuspid valve homograft in a human
AU - di Summa, Michele
AU - Donegani, Enrico
AU - Zaitera, Giuseppe F.
AU - Pansini, Stefano
AU - Morea, Mario
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - We report a successful transplantation of a human tricuspid valve in a human. We used a fresh tricuspid homograft with its chordae tendineae and papillary muscles, harvested 5 days earlier under sterile conditions from a multiorgan donor a few minutes after cardiectomy (the heart was not suitable for cardiac transplantation) and immediately stored at 4 °C We elected to implant the homograft in a young heroin addict. Our experience demonstrates that the implantation of an atrioventricular homograft in the orthotopic position is technically feasible and can achieve good results, at least in the short term.
AB - We report a successful transplantation of a human tricuspid valve in a human. We used a fresh tricuspid homograft with its chordae tendineae and papillary muscles, harvested 5 days earlier under sterile conditions from a multiorgan donor a few minutes after cardiectomy (the heart was not suitable for cardiac transplantation) and immediately stored at 4 °C We elected to implant the homograft in a young heroin addict. Our experience demonstrates that the implantation of an atrioventricular homograft in the orthotopic position is technically feasible and can achieve good results, at least in the short term.
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U2 - 10.1016/0003-4975(93)90698-H
DO - 10.1016/0003-4975(93)90698-H
M3 - Article
C2 - 8267452
AN - SCOPUS:0027716412
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 56
SP - 1407
EP - 1408
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -