Main description:

A major need of all cardiologists and surgeons involved with the application of allograft tissue to cardiac surgical reconstructions is met by this unique atlas. Step by step, it carefully describes the procedures involved in acquiring, sterilizing, and cryo-preserving allograft valves as well as the surgical technique used in left and right ventricular outflow tract reconstructions. All of the information needed to perform the reconstructions is given, including relevant references and applicable variations in method. Excellent illustrations accompany the description of surgical technique. All of the techniques are based on classic approaches, but assimilate the authors' modifications arrived at through vast experience. The wealth of references, illustrations and expertise in this volume make it a valuable asset for all cardiac surgeons.

Contents:

Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Section I Original Principles 1 The Use of Homograft Valves: Historical Perspective
Richard A. Hopkins Section II Major Clinical Series of Homograft Valve Transplants: Left Ventricular Outflow Tract

2 Mayo Clinic Series
Robert B. Wallace and Thomas A. Orszulak 3 University of Alabama at Birmingham Series
David C. McGiffin and James K. Kirklin 4 Modified Root Replacement Concept: Influence of Implant Technique on Allograft Durability
William W. Angell and Aubyn Marath Section III Major Clinical Series of Homograft Valve Transplants: Right Ventricular Outflow Tract 5 Great Ormond Street Series
Jaroslav Stark and Mila Stajevic-Popovic 6 Denver Series
David R. Clarke and Deborah A. Bishop 7 Toronto Series
William G. Williams Section IV Cryopreserved Allograft Tissue for Cardiac Reconstruction 8 Cryopreserved Cardiac Valves: Initial Experiences and Theories
Richard A. Hopkins 9 Surgery for Infections
David C. McGiffin and James K. Kirklin 10 Pulmonary Valve Autotransplant Procedure: Clinical Results Compared with Other Methods for Aortic Valve Replacement
Erle H. Austin, III 11 In Vivo Pulsatile Hemodynamics of Homografts
Jeff Myers and Richard A. Hopkins
Section V Cell Biology of Heart Valve Leaflets 12 Leaflet Endothelium
Flavian M. Lupinetti 13 Leaflet Interstitial Cells
Robert H. Messier, Jr., Patrick W. Domkowski, and Richard A. Hopkins 14 Leaflet Intersitial Cell Growth and Recovery
Robert H. Messier, Jr., Diane Hoffman-Kim, and Richard A. Hopkins 15 Activation of the Immune System by Cardiac Valve Allografts
Franciska Hoekstra, Christiaan Knoop, Ad Bogers, and Willem Weimar
Section VICryobiology of Heart Valve Preservation 16 Application of Cryopreservation to Heart Valves
Lloyd Wolfinbarger, Jr., Kelvin G.M. Brockbank, and Richard A. Hopkins 17 Cell Viability and Problems with Its Quantification
Diane Hoffman-Kim and Richard A. Hopkins 18 Factors Affecting Cellular Viability During Preimplantation Processing
Richard A. Hopkins, Diane Hoffman-Kim, Robert H. Messier, Jr., and Patrick W. Domkowski
19 Cell Origins and Fates Following Transplantation of Cryopreserved Allografts
M.G. Hazekamp, D.R. Koolbergen, J. Braun, J.A. Bruin, C.J. Cornelisse, Y.A. Goffin, and H.A. Huysmans 20 Resolution of the Conflicting Theories of Prolonged Cell Viability
Richard A. Hopkins Section VII Allograft Heart Valves: Morphologic, Biochemical, and Explant Pathology Studies 21 Overview
Stephen L. Hilbert, Fred Schoeen, and Victor Ferrans 22 Morphology
Stephen L. Hilbert, Fred Schoeen, and Victor Ferrans 23 Biomechanics
Stephen L. Hilbert, Fred Schoeen, and Victor Ferrans 24 Effects of Preimplantation Processing on Allograft Valves
Stephen L. Hilbert, Fred Schoeen, and Victor Ferrans 25 Explant Pathology Studies
Stephen L. Hilbert, Fred Schoeen, and Victor Ferrans 26 Implications of Explant Pathology Studies
Stephen L. Hilbert, Fred Schoeen, and Victor Ferrans
Section VIII Allograft Valve Banking: Harvest and Cryopreservation Techniques
27 Cryopreservation and Tissue Banking
Perry L. Lange and Richard A. Hopkins 28 Donor Suitability and Heart Procurement
Scott A. Brubaker 29 Techniques and Technology: Dissection, Examination, Sterilization, and Cryopreservation
Mark VanAllman and Kelvin G. M. Brockbank 30 Techniques and Technology: Storage, Transportation and Distribution, Thawing and Dilution, and Quality Systems
Perry L. Lange and Kelvin G. M.