title: A simple method to adapt the height of the sinotubular junction of the De Paulis Valsalva graft to the height of the patient's sinuses in David reimplantation procedure.
abstract: De Paulis and associated introduced a new aortic root conduit for valve-sparing operation. The use of this prosthesis for David I (reimplantation) procedure occasionally may be problematic when the top of the commissures, do not match the new sinotubular junction of the graft. We propose a simple method that allows to create a new sinotubular junction at the desired level in the skirt portion of the Valsalva prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, G. Mazzini Hospital, 64100 Teramo, Italy. sandromaz@tin.it <sandromaz@tin.it>
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzola
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gregorini
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villani
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giancola
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates