caa a22 4500 397496591 CHVBK 20180308164522.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199503 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1016/S1010-7940(05)80058-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1016/S1010-7940(05)80058-2 Replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic arch with bovine pericardial grafts. A preliminary report [Elektronische Daten] Bovine pericardial (BP) grafts have been clinical use at Biocor Hospitalsince 1989 for replacement or repair of the ascending aorta (AsAo) andinitial segment of the aortic arch (AoAr). The main advantages of BP graftsthat have justified their clinical application are much easier surgicaltechnique, perfect hemostasis and low cost. From Feb/89 to Feb/94, 88 BPgrafts were implanted in the AsAo or the AoAr. There were 33 valvedconduits, 47 non-valved conduits and 8 patches. The main indication for theprocedure was acute dissection of the aorta, accounting for 50% of thecases. The total hospital mortality was 20.4%. Follow-up was obtained inall but two patients. Patients who survived 2 or more years postoperatively(n = 31) underwent either an echocardiographic or an angiographic study inorder to access the behavior of the graft, which was perfect in all ofthem. The current follow-up is short and complications such ascalcification may still develop. However the present study has clearlyshown the superior handling and better hemostasis of BP grafts compared tothe classical Dacron prosthesis. © Springer-Verlag 1995 European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Elsevier Science B.V. 9/3(1995-03), 127-132 1010-7940 9:3<127 1995 9 ejcts https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(05)80058-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(05)80058-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Elsevier Science B.V 9/3(1995-03), 127-132 1010-7940 9:3<127 1995 9 ejcts Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford