Redo After Failure of Aortic Homografts With a Rapid Deployment Valve

• DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.048
• Publication Date: 2016-09-19T04:31:26Z
• Authors: Tommaso Hinna Danesi; Giuseppe Minniti; Giovanni Domenico...; Alessandro Favaro; Paolo Magagna; Stefano Auriemma; Matteo Micciolo; Salvo Mirone; Elvio Polesel; Loris Salvador
• Keywords: Bioprosthesis; Graft Rejection; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Male; Reoperation; Time Factors; Aortic Valve Insufficiency; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Middle Aged; Prosthesis Design; Severity of Illness Index; Sampling Studies; 03 medical and health sciences; Treatment Outcome; 0302 clinical medicine; Aortic Valve; Humans; Transplantation, Homologous; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Follow-Up Studies

Homograft implantation in the aortic position was a common approach for full root aortic surgical procedures in the early 2000s. Reintervention after degeneration of such homografts remains a challenge. We report two cases of successful implantation of the Edwards Intuity Elite rapid deployment valve into patients with degeneration of existing aortic homograft implants leading to severe aortic regurgitation.