title: Aortic valve replacement following coronary artery bypass grafting using bilateral internal mammary arteries.
abstract: Aortic valve replacement in patients with a patent internal mammary artery grafts poses two main challenges: Sternal reentry and myocardial protection. Beating heart procedures have been well described in coronary and valve surgery. Herein, we describe a simple reproducible technique of aortic valve replacement that circumvents the main issues highlighted above.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. K.Bhattacharya@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: Kausik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: April
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clugston
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Whalen
authors.forename: Ciro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campanella
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*