Key result
Homograft pulmonary valve corrects severe pulmonary incompetence following previous valvotomy in a single patient.
Why the study?
Pulmonary incompetence is a common sequel of pulmonary valvotomy, but the haemodynamic consequences and surgical correction using a homograft valve in humans were not previously reported.
Case Report (n=1)
This paper reports an early case of using a homograft pulmonary valve to surgically correct severe pulmonary incompetence in a human.
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Single-case homograft success in post-valvotomy pulmonary incompetence; hypothesis-generating for durability and broader use, prospective data needed.
Fuller et al. (1966) conducted a case report in Severe pulmonary incompetence (n=1). Homograft pulmonary valve replacement was evaluated. A homograft pulmonary valve was used to surgically correct severe pulmonary incompetence in a patient following a previous valvotomy.
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