title: Aortic valve exposure through a combined right atrial-ascending aortic approach in redo cases.
abstract: The expanded use of tissue valves in the aortic position lead to an increased number of reoperations in cases o valve failure. The approach to an aortic prosthesis can be difficult because of heavy adhesions, especially if biological glue was used in the first procedure and the interval between the first and second operation is short.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, G. D'Annunzio University, S.Camillo de' Lellis Hospital, Chieti, Italy. calafiore@unich.it
authors.forename: Antonio M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Calafiore
authors.forename: Giammarco Gabriele
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Di
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vitolla
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation