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Factors affecting the viability of cryopreserved allograft heart valves

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Cardiac Valve Allografts 1962–1987

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Allograft heart valves have been used for more than 25 years as replacements for diseased aortic valves and repair of congenital abnormalities. In many instances, particularly paediatric surgery, it is the valve of choice due to its non-obstructive flow, relative freedom from calcification and thromboembolism without anticoagulation therapy. In order to permit valve size matching for recipients, it is necessary to find methods of storage which will maintain cellular viability. The best method which allows infinite, convenient storage is cryopreservation.

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  1. CryoLife, Inc., Suite 142, 2211 New Market Parkway, Marietta, Georgia, 30067, USA

    A. E. Heacox Ph.D., R. T. McNally & K. G. M. Brockbank

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  1. Clinic for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Center Berlin, D-1000, Berlin (West) 65, Germany

    A. Charles Yankah M.D. (Consultant) & Roland Hetzer M.D. (Professor, Chaiman and Director) (Consultant) &  (Professor, Chaiman and Director)

  2. Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305, USA

    D. Craig Miller M.D. (Ass. Professor of Cardiac Surgery) (Ass. Professor of Cardiac Surgery)

  3. National Heart Hospital, Westmoreland Street, WIM 8BA, London, UK

    Donald Ross M.D. (Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Director or Surgery) & Jane Somerville M.D. (Consultant Cardiologist) (Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Director or Surgery) &  (Consultant Cardiologist)

  4. Harefield Hospital, National Heart and Brompton Hospital, London, UK

    Magdi H. Yacoub M.D. (Professor & Consultant Cardiac Surgeon) (Professor & Consultant Cardiac Surgeon)

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Heacox, A.E., McNally, R.T., Brockbank, K.G.M. (1988). Factors affecting the viability of cryopreserved allograft heart valves. In: Yankah, A.C., Hetzer, R., Miller, D.C., Ross, D., Somerville, J., Yacoub, M.H. (eds) Cardiac Valve Allografts 1962–1987. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72420-6_7

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