title: Stentless aortic valve implantation in heavily calcified aorta.
abstract: Two male patients who underwent an aortic valve replacement are presented in this study. After assessment, an aortic valve stenosis was diagnosed in both patients, and a multislice computed tomography scan confirmed the heavily calcified aorta and severe aortic stenosis. The computed tomography scan demonstrated the huge calcium deposits and their distribution in detail. Notably, the ascending aorta in both patients was severely plaqued, and only the supra-annular zone was free from any detectable calcium deposits. We present the images of this case and the surgical technique applied in this matter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, 'G.Pasquinucci' Heart Hospital, G. Monasterio Foundation, National Research Council, Massa, Italy.
authors.forename: Jamshid H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Karimov
authors.forename: Alfredo Giuseppe
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Cerillo
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solinas
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murzi
authors.forename: Kakhaber
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Latsuzbaia
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
authors.forename: Mattia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glauber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed