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Review Article | volume 7 Issue 1 (, 2001) | Pages 19 - 23
Autologous pericardial patch harvesting site for cardiac valve repair: anatomic and morphometric considerations
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Laboratoire d'Etude des greffes et protheses cardiaques, Hopital Broussais, Paris, France.
Under a Creative Commons license
PMID : -9502134
Published
Jan. 12, 1998
Abstract

Background and aims of the study: Short-term glutaraldehyde-fixed autologous pericardium is widely used in cardiac valve repair or in autologous pericardial bioprosthesis construction. The thinner the tissue, the better the fixation. The aim of this study was to determine thickness and useful surface area of pericardium in relation to harvesting site using a digital thickness counter (0.01 mm precision).

Methods: Parietal pericardium fragments were obtained from the pericardial sac of six fresh cadavers (group I). In the other groups, pericardial strips (80 x 30 mm) were obtained from patients undergoing surgery: group II patients (n = 5 females) and group III (n = 10 males) were non-cardiomegalic (cardiothoracic ratio (CTR)<0.5), while group IV patients (n = 5) were all cardiomegalic (CTR >0.5).

Results: Results were reported on a coloric scale according to measurement position. In group I, mean surface area was 93+/-18 cm2, and thickness gradually increased from 0.1 to 0.6 mm, maximally on the diaphragm, along the left heart side. In other groups, a gradual increase in thickness was identified towards the diaphragmatic zone. Significant differences in tissue thickness appear as a result of cardiomegaly, but are not related to the sex of the patients.

Conclusions: Pericardium taken from the right anterior aspect of the pericardial sac in patients without cardiomegaly is the most appropriate tissue for valve reconstructive surgery, due to its thin nature and hence better fixation properties.

 

 

 

How to cite: Latremouille, C. P., Vincentelli, A., Zegdi, R., D'Attellis, N., Chachques, J. C., Lassau, J. P., Fabiani, J. N., & Carpentier, A. (1998). Autologous pericardial patch harvesting site for cardiac valve repair: anatomic and morphometric considerations. The Journal of heart valve disease7(1), 19–23.

 
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