Aortic paravalvular leaks: alternative suture placement strategy for the left coronary cusp.
Repair of a left coronary cusp aortic paravalvular leak can be achieved by placing stitches through the main pulmonary artery, right pulmonary artery, and left atrium when removal of the previously inserted valve is contraindicated.
Williams
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Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Fanning
W J
WJ
Cattaneo
S M
SM
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques