Prevention of bleeding in aortic root surgery.
Bleeding after aortic root replacement with a valved conduit may be problematic and difficult to control. A few technical details that may facilitate hemostasis in aortic root surgery are described.
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The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Center for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, The Buffalo General Hospital and SUNY at Buffalo, 14203, USA.
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D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques