Iguchi A, Miura M, Tabayashi K
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Jpn Circ J. 1999 Jul;63(7):569-71. doi: 10.1253/jcj.63.569.
A patient with severe long-standing Takayasu's arteritis underwent successful replacement of the aortic root and ascending aorta with a cryopreserved aortic homograft. Her postoperative course was uneventful and echocardiography demonstrated evidence of neither aortic regurgitation nor graft detachment more than 2 years after the operation. Magnetic resonance image demonstrated no signs of graft enlargement.