Apicoaortic valved conduit without an apical connector.
An apicoaortic valved conduit was created in selected aortic stenosis patients with a porcelain aorta, previous bypass surgery, or a high-risk re-sternotomy. Although an apical connector is usually used, commercial, rigid apical connectors are expensive. We introduce a technique that does not use an apical connector.
Matsuyama
Katsuhiko
K
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chubu Rosai Hospital, 1-10-6 Komei, Minato-ku, Nagoya 455-8530, Japan. k-matsuy@f3.dion.ne.jp
Narita
Yuji
Y
Ueda
Yuichi
Y
D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design