title: The "crush and aspiration" technique for debridement of the aortic annulus revisited.
abstract: An effective technique for the debridement of the aortic annulus using a needle holder to crush the calcify nodules, follow by the immediate aspiration of the pulverized material using a Yankauer suction device is reported.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Advance Cardiology Center, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Héctor E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Marcano
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olmeda
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García-Rinaldi
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D013396:Suction