Case report<br>Autologous pericardium as patch material in the high pressure-system – report of a case of subsequent development of an aneurysm and review of the literature

We report the case of a young patient who underwent renewed aortic valve replacement, after open blasting of the aortic valve and subsequent valve replacement with enlargement of the ascending thoracic aorta using an autologous pericardium patch had already taken place. In the context of the former...

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Main Authors: Muhammed Kurt, Arno Krian, Jens Litmathe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2006-12-01
Series:Archives of Medical Science
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Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/magazine.php?magazine_id=19&article_id=7346&magazine_subpage=FULL_TEXT