• Department of Cardiovascular Suegery, 153 Central Hospital of PLA, Hefei 450007, P. R. China;
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Objective To investigate the clinical application of fresh autologous pericardial patch transplantation in cardiovascular surgery. Method From January 2008 to December 2014, we used fresh autologous pericardial patch as a repair material in surgical treatment of congenital heart disease, valvular and vascular malformation. A total of 239 patients were included (130 males, 109 females), with a mean age of 0.40±13.80 years ranging from 0.25-69.00 years, including 180 infants. Result The time of intensive care unit (ICU) stay was 3-15 days and the time of ventilator-assisted breathing was 4-100 hours. Postoperative atelectasis and pleural effusion occured in 8 patients and was cured successfully by closed thoracic drainage and anti-infection therapy. Nine patients died within 30 days after surgery, including 3 deaths caused by low cardiac output syndrome and acute renal failure, 5 deaths caused by multiple organ failure, and 1 death caused by malignant arrhythmia. All patients had no infective endocarditis, thrombosis, hemolysis, blood vessel stenosis, or calcification of pericardial patch. The cause of death was associated with the primary lesion, but not with transplanted pericardium. We followed up 198 patients for 3-64 months. During follow-up, echocardiography showed no patch graft vegetation, thrombosis, perforation or calcification. Conclusion The fresh autologous pericardium is a good material for repairing cardiac defects.

Citation: HangYong-bin, LiGang, WangShu-wei, CaoJun-ying, YangQiao-ling, XuYan-bin, LiangQiang. Clinical Application of Fresh Autologous Pericardial Patch Transplantation in Cardiovascular Surgery. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2016, 23(9): 885-888. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20160212 Copy

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