Title:

Homotransplantation of the Aortic Valve

Creator:

Cooley, Denton A.
Beall, Arthur C., Jr.
Morris, George C., Jr.
DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908-2008

Date:

October 1961

Description:

Success with arterial homografts encouraged DeBakey and others to experiment with similar replacements for diseased heart valves. Here he reported on a trial with 16 dogs in his lab, concluding that valve homografts might also be used clinically.

Periodical:

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Publisher:

Mosby, Inc.

Location:

Box: 16

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Elsevier. and http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00225223/

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Transplantation, Homologous

Format:

Text

Extent:

11 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Beall, Arthur C. Jr., George C. Morris Jr., Denton A. Cooley, and Michael E. DeBakey. "Homotransplantation of the Aortic Valve." Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 42, 4 (October 1961): 497-506. Article. 11 Images.. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Legacy ID:

FJBBJQ

NLM ID:

101743405X137

Profiles Collection:

The Michael E. DeBakey Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X137

Story Section:

Building Baylor College of Medicine and Expanding Surgical Frontiers, 1948-1963