Cryopreserved aortic homograft for aortic valve replacement: immediate results.

Objective: To assess immediate clinical and echocardiographic results of the use of cryopreserved aortic homografts for aortic valve replacement.

Methods: Eighteen patients with aortic valve disease underwent aortic valve replacement, receiving a cryopreserved aortic homograft, 15 were male, 10 had aortic regurgitation, and 8 had aortic stenosis. Age ranged from 18 to 65 years (mean, 44.