{"id":196,"date":"2007-09-21T22:13:18","date_gmt":"2007-09-22T03:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2007\/09\/21\/xenograft-what-is-a-xenograft\/"},"modified":"2020-09-29T10:45:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T15:45:47","slug":"xenograft-what-is-a-xenograft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2007\/09\/21\/xenograft-what-is-a-xenograft\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Xenograft?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know about you… But, when I was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and valve regurgitation I became a heart valve research fanatic. I read up on every possible heart valve option, surgical procedure, the top cardiothoracic surgeons, etc.<\/p>\n

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Anyways, the term XENOGRAFT<\/em> appeared during my research on heart valve replacement. So, surprise… surprise… I just checked my email and guess what I found? An question that read, “Adam, Do you know what is a xenograft?”<\/p>\n

According to MedicineNet.com<\/a> The proper definition of a xenograft is a surgical graft of tissue from one species to an unlike species (or genus or family). For example, a graft from a baboon to a human is a xenograft. The prefix “xeno-” means foreign. It comes from the Greek word “xenos” meaning stranger, guest, or host. (Xeno- and xen- are variant forms of the same prefix.)<\/p>\n

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You may be wondering, “Does that mean some valve replacements use tissue taken from other animals?”<\/p>\n

The answer is a definite, “YES!”<\/p>\n

There are many heart valve manufacturers (Edwards, St. Jude Medical, Medtronics, ON-X) that use tissue valves from other animals to create valves that are used in heart valve replacement operations on humans.<\/p>\n

The two most common forms of xenografts come from pigs and cows. Pig valve xenografts are referred to as porcine valves. Cow valve xenografts are referred to as Bovine Valves.<\/p>\n

You can learn more about each of the above-referenced xenograft valves by clicking either – Pig Valve Replacement<\/a> or Cow Valve Replacement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I hope this helps answer the question, “What is a xenograft?”<\/p>\n

Keep on tickin!
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