Possible Link Between the ABO Blood Group of Bioprosthesis Recipients and Specific Types of Structural Degeneration

Possible Link Between the ABO Blood Group of Bioprosthesis Recipients and Specific Types of Structural Degeneration

Background Pigs/bovines share common antigens with humans: α‐Gal, present in all pigs/bovines close to the human B‐antigen; and AH‐histo‐blood‐group antigen, identical to human AH‐antigen and present only in some animals. We investigate the possible impact of patients’ ABO blood group on bioprosthes...

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Main Authors: Olivier Schussler, Nermine Lila, Juan Grau, Marc Ruel, Yves Lecarpentier, Alain Carpentier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
bovine valve
heart valve
pannus
perforation
porcine valve
tears
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.015909

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