| 1. | Today, cryopreservation is the method of choice for homograft preservation.
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| 2. | Homograft valves are donated by patients and recovered after the patient expires.
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| 3. | Homograft valves are donated by patients and recovered after the patient dies.
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| 4. | In some cases a homograft-a human aortic valve can be implanted.
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| 5. | The durability of homograft valves is comparable to porcine and bovine tissue valves.
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| 6. | In 1962 Ross introduced the use of homografts to replace diseased aortic valves.
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| 7. | The durability of homograft valves is probably the same as for porcine tissue valves.
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| 8. | Despite early promise, homografts had a limited life span of around 8 years.
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| 9. | The pulmonary valve is then replaced with a donor graft from a diseased person ( a homograft ).
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| 10. | The institute will recommend the potential homograft patients to the Have-a-Heart Fund committee for sponsorship.
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