Anterior Leaflet Augmentation With CorMatrix Porcine Extracellular Matrix in Twenty-Five Patients: Unexpected Patch Failures and Histologic Analysis
Kelley T, Kashem M, Wang H, McCarthy J, Carroll N, Moser G, Guy T. Anterior Leaflet Augmentation With CorMatrix Porcine Extracellular Matrix in Twenty-Five Patients: Unexpected Patch Failures and Histologic Analysis. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 103: 114-120. PMID: 27623276, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior leaflet augmentationSevere mitral regurgitationMitral regurgitationLeaflet augmentationLate deathsAutologous pericardiumECM patchPorcine extracellular matrixType of MRChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLower body mass indexFollow-up echocardiogramChronic renal failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseSubset of patientsVentricular ejection fractionBody mass indexSuture line dehiscenceResult of complicationsCorMatrix Extracellular MatrixTemple University HospitalDa Vinci surgical robotExtracellular matrixCause 7Chart review