title: Aortic valve patch closure: an alternative to replacement with HeartMate LVAS insertion.
abstract: A PTFE patch sewn to the aortic valve and annulus, to occlude the ventriculoaortic junction is used to successfully correct aortic insufficiency with HeartMate (LVAS) insertion. This represents an inexpensive alternative to aortic valve replacement for aortic insufficiency or the presence of a mechanical aortic valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. edward.savage.med.85@aya.yale.edu
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: d'Amato
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Magovern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000601:surgery