Stentless xenograft repair of the dissected aortic root

Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 May;65(5):1448-50. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00163-5.

Abstract

We used a Freestyle (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) porcine root to replace a regurgitant aortic valve and repair acute type A dissection. A Hemashield (Meadox Medicals, Oakland, NJ) graft was used to replace the ascending aorta with the "open anastomosis" technique. This method is a valuable alternative to conventional root replacement in acute type A dissection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Drug Combinations
  • Formaldehyde / therapeutic use
  • Gelatin / therapeutic use
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Resorcinols / therapeutic use
  • Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • Resorcinols
  • Tissue Adhesives
  • gelatin-resorcinol-formaldehyde tissue adhesive
  • Formaldehyde
  • Gelatin