[HSF] failed homograft 13 years later

[tdmartin2000 at aol.com]

Chuck
I would consider all options open . We have been able to place valves inside homografts in the past but most of the time the root is so calcified that it is almost impossible to do. 
Good luck 
Tom Martin
U of Florida
Gainesville


-----Original Message-----
From: Douville, Chuck <ecdouville at orclinic.com>
To: OpenHeart-L <OpenHeart-L at hsforum.com>
Sent: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:03 pm
Subject: [HSF] failed homograft 13 years later



Colleagues, I have a 30 yr old male who had a homograft root AVR done at age 17 
for bicuspid Aortic valve. He is back now with CHF, mean gradient 68 mmHg and 
normal LV function. Would anyone give him a mechanical valve through the 
conduit, given his youth? thanks chuckdouville
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