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- Title
Homografts in aortic position: does blood group incompatibility have an impact on patient outcomes?
- Authors
Vogt, Ferdinand; Böll, Bernhard Michael; Boulesteix, Anne-Laure; Kilian, Eckehard; Santarpino, Giuseppe; Reichart, Bruno; Schmitz, Christoph
- Abstract
Aortic homografts are an alternative to mechanical or biological valve prostheses. Homografts are generally not transplanted ABO-compatible while this policy is still under debate. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether ABO compatibility impacts on long-term outcomes or not.
- Publication
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 2013, Vol 16, Issue 5, p619
- ISSN
1569-9285
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/icvts/ivs515