title: Translocation of aortic valve for calcific aortic stenosis.
abstract: A 56-year-old man underwent surgery for treatment of severe calcific aortic stenosis. Because it was found after excision of the aortic valve that calcification of the annulus was too extensive for the placement of sutures, translocation of the aortic valve was performed. The results were satisfactory and indicate that translocation is a useful alternative in cases of severe calcification of the aortic valve which cannot be treated by ordinary valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naruse
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome