Alexander Horke, Dmitry Bobylev, Murat Avsar, Tomislav Cvitkovic, Bart Meyns, Filip Rega, Mark Hazekamp, Robert Cesnjevar, Martin Schmiady, Brigitte Staebler, Oliver Dewald, Anatol Ciubotaru, Ina Michel-Behnke, Daniel Zimpfer, Ramadan Jashari, Dietmar Boethig, Serghei Cebotari, Philipp Beerbaum, Igor Tudorache, Samir Sarikouch
OBJECTIVES: Decellularized aortic homografts (DAH) were introduced in 2008 as a further option for paediatric aortic valve replacement (AVR). METHODS: Prospective, multicentre follow-up of all paediatric patients receiving DAH for AVR in 8 European centres. RESULTS: 143 DAH were implanted between 2/2008 and 2/2023 in 137 children (106 male, 74%) with a median age of 10.8 years (IQR 6.6-14.6). 84 (59%) had undergone previous cardiac operations, 24 (17%) had undergone previous AVR...
March 26, 2024: European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery