A technique to reposition sinotubular junction in aortic valve reimplantation procedures with the De Paulis Valsalva graft.
Sinotubular junction reconstruction in reimplantation type of valve-sparing aortic procedure can present some problem when a Valsalva graft is used. Since in the Valsalva graft the sinotubular junction height is predetermined, correct matching with native commissures height can be difficult. We propose a method by which it is possible to create a new sinotubular junction in Valsalva graft without altering its original configuration.
Maselli
Daniele
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy. dmaselli@tiscali.it
Minzioni
Gaetano
G
D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000601:surgery*