How ideal is pulmonary autograft for mitral valve replacement?

Kemal Uzun; Denyan Mansuroğlu; Mustafa Güler; Suat Nail Ömeroğlu

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2016.13033

Kemal Uzun¹, Denyan Mansuroğlu², Mustafa Güler³, Suat Nail Ömeroğlu⁴

¹Ordu Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Ordu, Türkiye
²Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi Özel Gaziosmanpaşa Hastanesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye
³Özel Emsey Hospital, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye
⁴İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2016.13033

Although significant progress has been achieved in heart surgery since the first successful valve replacement performed in the year 1960, some problems regarding mechanical and bioprosthetic valves still persist. Towards 2000s, pulmonary autografts came to the fore again for mitral valve replacement. These results have been promising for the long-term. However, early-period complications are frequently observed in these operations that are technically challenging and require considerable experience. For these reasons, pulmonary autografts are not applicable for extensive usage; instead they are a good alternative to be used in selected cases (patients in whom use of warfarin is not practical and extended durability of valve is desired).

Keywords : Autologous transplantation; mitral valve replacement; pulmonary autograft

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