A living aortic valve replacement leads to better survival and quality of life than provided by a dead donor
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 17:35
in Health & Medicine
When a patient needs their aortic valve replacing, using the valve in their own pulmonary artery for the replacement leads to better survival and quality of life than if the aortic valve from a dead donor is used. This is the conclusion of an Article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, written by Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, and Imperial College London, UK, and colleagues.