title: Freestyle xenograft implantation technique for reducing aortic insufficiency.
abstract: The Freestyle aortic xenograft has been shown to be safe and effective for aortic valve replacement. However,implantation is often complicated by aortic valve insufficiency, which could lead to premature valve failure. We describe an implantation technique that can potentially prevent aortic insufficiency.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. arifiahmed@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Arifi
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Samer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nashef
authors.forename: Calvin S H
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Innes Y P
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Anthony P C
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Yim
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000379:methods*