title: Valve-sparing reconstruction within the native aortic root: integrating the Yacoub and the David methods.
abstract: I propose an integrated valve-sparing aortic root reconstruction that combines the surgical principles of both the Yacoub and David methods. Valve re-suspension is first completed within the native aortic root; then the graft is anchored to the pledget-reinforced, scalloped true aortic annulus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA. ankollar@utmb.edu
authors.forename: Andras
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kollar
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans