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Allografts in aortic position: Insights from a 27-year, single-center prospective study

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Source URL: http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(16)31029-7/pdf

Author(s)

Bardia Arabkhani, Jos A. Bekkers, Eleni-Rosalina Andrinopoulou, Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink, Johanna J. M. Takkenberg, and Ad J. J. C. Bogers

A single institution experience is reported for outcomes of aortic allograft use in 353 pts undergoing 92 subcoronary and 261 root replacements. Hospital mortality was 5.9%. Mean follow-up was 12 years, during which time 113 pts died. 20-year survival was 41%. 117 pts required valve-related reoperations. Long-term mortality was related to LV dilatation and severe AR.