0 a tissue or an organ that has been cut from one part of a person's body and attached to another part of their body:
Since an autograft is used, no immunosuppression is necessary.
The autograft is replaced by a pulmonary homograft.
There appears to be a degree of dilation in the sinus portion of the autograft.
All survivors were in sinus rhythm and showed excellent function of the autograft valve at follow-up.
From the initial cohort (1968-1984), there were 131 hospital survivors (22 female) and 5 other women had a pulmonary autograft from 1985-1993.
Apart from trivial regurgitation in three, the pulmonary autografts are performing well and seem to grow with the patients.
The durability of the pulmonary autograft in the aortic position has been proven up to 24 years of follow-up.
Growth of the autograft at the level of the annulus is proportional to somatic growth in most children.
The pulmonary autograft is an ideal procedure for a young female needing aortic valve replacement.
