title: Implantation of a modified Freestyle valve with a single inflow suture line: technical patterns and advantages.
abstract: Subcoronary implantation of stentless valves may be a surgical challenge in the small aortic root. In addition, calcifications of coronary ostia may interfere with the procedure. We present a technique to trim a Freestyle stentlesss root (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN) and facilitate implantation with a single inflow suture line.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital Nord-CHU, Saint-Etienne, France. d.grandmougin@tiscali.fr
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grandmougin
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fayad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004867:Equipment Design; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013536:Suture Techniques