Acute rejection of a cryopreserved arterial homograft.

The use of arterial homograft is indicated especially in case of prosthetic graft infections after bypass surgery. We report the case of a patient who experienced the loss of a cryopreserved femoral artery caused by an acute rejection. This homograft had to be explanted 1 month after implantation because of an acute aneurysmal deterioration.

[Criteria of the patient's decision concerning vaccination against influenza AH1N1, in Belgium and France].

Introduction: We have analyzed the reasons evoked by the patients to decide or not to be vaccinated against AH1N1 influenza, in France and Belgium.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were performed, recorded and transcribed for analysis. Fifty-eight interviews were performed with patient living in the region of Midi-Pyrénées, France (21 interviews) and in the province of Liège, Belgium (37 interviews).

The incidence of congenital bicuspid or bileaflet and quadricuspid or quadrileaflet arterial valves in 3,861 donor hearts in the European Homograft Bank.

Background And Aim Of The Study: The incidence of bicuspidity and quadricuspidity of arterial valves in donor hearts has been assessed in the European Homograft Bank.

Methods: Morphologically unacceptable donor valves for clinical use were assessed for cusp or leaflet malformation, identifying the different valve types. The state of the adjacent valve was also evaluated.