Apico-Aortic Valve Conduit for Aortic Stenosis and Previous Coronary Artery Bypass (Video)

Donor age as a continuous variable, however, was determined to be a notable predictor of survival and use of the donor age cut-point of 40 years (categorical variable) allowed risk stratification with similar accuracy. The use of a donor age cut-point of 40 years may be a useful clinical criterion for graft-related risk assessment.

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) elicits a systemic inflammatory response.