Feasibility of Complete Aortic Valve Cusp Replacement Using CardioCel® in Early Childhood
Robert Wagner *
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
Marcel Vollroth
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
Jaroslav Benedik
West German Heart and Vascular Centre, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
Ingo Daehnert
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
Martin Kostelka
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The presented case is the report on a successful complete aortic valve cusp replacement using tissue-engineered xenogenic CardioCel® material in early childhood.
Keywords: Congenital aortic regurgitation, balloon valvuloplasty, aortic valve reconstruction, cusp replacement, CardioCel®