title: Valve-sparing aortic root replacement.
abstract: Aortic root replacement with sparing of the aortic valve in selected patients with isolated sinus of Valsalva or sinotubular aneurysm and a normal valve provides the advantages of an anticoagulation-free milieu and a more physiological root hemodynamic. The clinical efficacy and durability have been documented. This report describes a simple and reproducible technique of aortic root remodeling that uses a prosthetic conduit as originally pioneered by Magdi Yacoub and later by Tirone David.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Sin
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Pillai
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva; D013536:Suture Techniques