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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;21:763-764
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Tricuspid bioprosthesis replacement with cryopreserved mitral homograft

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (HEGP), 21 rue Leblanc, 75908 Paris Cedex 15, France

Received 28 October 2001; received in revised form 18 December 2001; accepted 3 January 2002.

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e-mail: jean-michel.grinda{at}egp.ap-hop-paris.fr

We report the case of replacement of a dysfunctional tricuspid Hancock bioprosthesis by a cryopreserved mitral homograft. Tricuspid bioprosthesis was approached on a beating heart. The mitral homograft was orientated so as the anatomic anterior leaflets corresponding and a semi rigid prosthetic ring was inserted. At 1 year follow-up, the patient's clinical condition and echocardiographic results were satisfactory.

Key Words: Valvular surgery • Tricuspid valve disease • Valvular homograft