title: Recommendations for the implantation of the Pericarbon Freedom stentless valve.
abstract: Based on our experience of 1000 subcoronary implants of the Sorin Pericarbon Freedom stentless valve, we give recommendations for the exact implantation technique. This article illustrates basic issues in the implantation technique with respect to continuous and interrupted suture to enable beginners and experienced surgeons to avoid some of the pitfalls. Additional remarks about sizing and early intraoperative echocardiographic findings complete this technical overview.
authors.affiliation: Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany. sven.beholz@charite.de
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beholz
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Carlos A Infantes
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Alcón
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zussa
mesh_terms: D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D015607:Stents; D013536:Suture Techniques