Stentless Bioprostheses

List of contributors
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
I Paediatric Applications of Stentless Bioprostheses
1 Long-term results of the porcine aortic valve monocusp graft
in right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction 3
2 Switchback: using the pulmonary autograft to replace the
aortic valve after the arterial switch operation 9
3 Pulmonary root replacement with the Freestyle stentless aortic
xenograft in growing pigs 13
II Stentless Prostheses in the Mitral Position
4 The porcine mitral stentless valve: critical analysis at 5
years 21
5 Hemi-homograft replacement of the mitral valve: a finite
element model 31
6 The Quadrileaflet Mitral Valve: the start of the pilot trial
39
III Clinical Outcomes (I)
7 Aortic valve replacement with the stentless bovine pericardial
valve: early experience with the Sorin valve 47
8 Clinical results with the use of the SJM Biocor stentless
aortic valve at 7 years 53
9 Aortic valve replacement in elderly patients with the Unique
Suture Line stentless porcine valve 59
10 The stentless CryoLife-O`Brien porcine valve in small aortic
roots: 5-year results 69
11 Intermediate results of aortic valve replacement with the
Toronto SPV valve 75
12 Early experience and results with the Toronto SPV valve and
freehand insertion of Freestyle bioprostheses: comparative
results at 1 year 83
IV Clinical Outcomes (II)
13 Aortic valve replacement with the Medtronic Freestyle
bioprosthesis 93
14 Aortic valve replacement with the Labcor stentless porcine
bioprosthesis 103
15 Haemodynamic performance and versatility of the porcine
aortic root 109
16 Root inclusion with stentless bioprostheses 121
17 Comparison of results using the Freestyle stentless porcine
aortic root bioprosthesis with the cryopreserved aortic
allograft 127
V Haemodynamics and Left Ventricular Function
18 Haemodynamic performance of the Toronto SPV valve in stress
conditions 137
19 Left ventricular remodelling following aortic valve
replacement with the Toronto SPV valve 143
20 Clinical and haemodynamic performance of the Freestyle aortic
root bioprosthesis 153
21 Left ventricular remodelling after stentless aortic valve
replacement 161
22 Functional haemodynamic performance of the Toronto SPV valve
versus the annular Carpentier-Edwards aortic valve per patient
annulus size 167
23 Echocardiographic assessment of the Freestyle aortic root
with particular reference to aortic regurgitation 175
VI Implantation Techniques
24 The Ross operation and aortic annulus reduction 185
25 Coronary stenosis following AVR with a stentless
bioprosthesis: complication or coincidence? 193
26 Aortic valve replacement through minithoracotomy with the
stentless U.S.L. porcine valve: the ideal pathway for elderly
patients? 199
27 The pericardial stentless bioprosthesis: preliminary results
of a modified procedure for implantation 205
VII Design and Construction
28 Future developments in stentless bioprosthetic heart valves
215
29 Acellular porcine pulmonary and aortic heart valve
bioprostheses 225
30 Anticalcification treatments for stentless bioprostheses 235
31 Anticoagulation for stentless aortic bioprostheses 241
Index 247