TREATMENTS | Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion | Aortic Valve Repair and Replacement | Biological Composite Grafts | 
Endovascular Stent Graft and Hybrid Procedures | Homograft | Minimally Invasive Aortic Surgery | 
Ross Procedure | Transcatheter Valve Therapies | Valve-Sparing Root

Homograft Root Replacement

The aortic root may be reconstructed using cadaveric human (homograft) aorta. Homografts have a number of potential advantages, including:

• excellent hemodynamics, 
  
• low thromboembolic risk (e.g. stroke), 
  
• higher resistance to infection, and 
  
• the avoidance of the need for blood thinning medications.

Homografts are particularly useful in patients with ongoing infection 

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