title: Aortic valve insufficiency with extensive cusp pathology: repair with a pericardial patch.
abstract: The novel repair technique for aortic insufficiency with extensive cusp pathology using autologous pericardium is described. The technique has been used in 19 consecutive patients offering excellent functional results with a large coaptation area.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Clinic Bad Neustadt, 97616 Bad Neustadt, Germany. p.urbanski@herzchirurgie.de
authors.forename: Paul P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Urbanski
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*