Xenoantigenicity of porcine decellularized valves

Helder, MRK; Stoyles, NJ; Tefft, BJ; Hennessy, RS; Hennessy, RRC; Dyer, R; Witt, T; Simari, RD; Lerman, A

Lerman, A (reprint author), Mayo Clin, Dept Cardiovasc Dis, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA.

JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 2017; 12 ( ):

Abstract

Background: The xenoantigenicity of porcine bioprosthetic valves is implicated as an etiology leading to calcification and subsequent valve failure. D......

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