title: Sutureless aortic bioprosthesis in severe aortic root calcification: an innovative approach.
abstract: Aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients with severe aortic root calcification is technically a very difficult procedure which requires a long cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time, especially in patients undergoing complex procedures such as multivalve or valve and coronary surgery. We report a case of successful AVR with an innovative approach in a patient with an extensively calcified aortic root and concomitant tricuspid valve regurgitation who underwent mitral valve replacement 20 years ago.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Fondazione CNR-G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy. gioconci@libero.it
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Concistrè
authors.forename: Pierandrea
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farneti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miceli
authors.forename: Mattia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glauber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery