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Cardiac Reconstructions with Allograft Valves /

A major need of all cardiologists and surgeons involved with the application of allograft tissue to cardiac surgical reconstructions is met by this unique atlas. Step by step, it carefully describes the procedures involved in acquiring, sterilizing, and cryo-preserving allograft valves as well as th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hopkins, R. A. (Richard A.)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1989.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Cardiology.
Heart > Surgery.
Chest > Surgery.
Blood-vessels > Surgery.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Principles: Historical Development of the Use of Homograft Valves. Rationale for Use of Cryopreserved Allograft Tissue for Cardiac Reconstructions. Biology of Heart Valve Cryopreservation. Allograft Valve Banking: Techniques and Technology. Effects of Preimplantation Processing on Bioprosthetic and Biologic Cardiac Valve Morphology
  • Surgical Techniques: Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstructions. Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstructions
  • Appendix
  • Index.