Repeat replacement of aortic valve bioprosthesis.
We describe a safe and simple technique for replacing an aortic valve bioprosthesis in a patient who also had a previously implanted ascending aortic graft and multiple coronary artery bypass grafts. This method allows for isolated valve replacement without removal of the ascending aortic graft or alteration of the coronary artery bypass graft attachments.
Safi
H J
HJ
Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
Iliopoulos
D C
DC
Duff
D S
DS
D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation