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Aortic valve replacement with autologous pericardium: long-term follow-up of 15 patients and in vivo histopathological changes of autologous pericardium.
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery - 1 Feb 2013
Liu Xiaohong, Han Lin, Song Zhigang, Tan Mengwei, Gong Dejun, Xu Zhiyun
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OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to assess the long-term follow-up of patients with an autologous pericardial aortic valve (APAV) replacement and to analyse in vivo histopathological changes in implanted APAVs. METHODS: From 1996 to 1997, 15 patients (mean age, 34 years) underwent aortic valve replacement with the glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium. All patients were followed up after discharge. The excised...
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