title: Current thinking in stentless valve surgery.
abstract: Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis represents a tremendous achievement in the management of cardiac disease. However, despite 4 decades of use, the ideal substitute for the diseased aortic valve is still not agreed upon. Stentless aortic valves represent the optimum in hemodynamic performance. This article reviews the current thinking in stentless aortic valve surgery.
authors.affiliation: Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Jon-Cecil M
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Walkes
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Reardon
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents