title: A "double overlap" suture technique for the proximal attachment of a composite graft to the aortic annulus.
abstract: Repair of an aortic root aneurysm using a composite graft is sometimes complicated by proximal suture line bleeding, which may be very difficult to control. We adopted a previously described technique of "double overlap" sutures on the annulus and the prosthetic cuff, which has virtually eliminated this complication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01107, USA. susan.parent@bhs.org
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rousou
authors.forename: Abdallah K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Alameddine
authors.forename: Chunjie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques