Accelerated allograft degeneration after aortic valve endocarditis ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY Osman, A., McCann, J., Shemin, R. J., Lazar, H. L. 1999; 68 (5): 1849-1850

Abstract

Early calcification of aortic allografts is usually seen in children less than 3 years of age. We describe a case of a 22-year-old intravenous drug user who developed calcific aortic valve stenosis less than 3 years after an allograft root replacement for endocarditis.

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