title: Implantation of the Toronto SPV stentless porcine bioprosthesis in dilated ascending aorta.
abstract: In the presence of severe dilatation of the ascending aorta the implantation of a Toronto SPV stentless bioprosthesis is compromised by the risk of postoperative central regurgitation. A modification of the implantation technique is described that restores the normal shape of the ascending aorta and thereby avoids the risk of dysfunction of the prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery, HerzZentrum Hirslanden, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Siebenmann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design