Modified valve-sparing reimplantation technique for para-commissural coronary ostia.
In some patients undergoing a valve-sparing reimplantation technique, a coronary ostium may be very close to one of the commissures. This condition jeopardizes the coronary ostium patency and valve reimplantation. The authors describe a simple and safe modification of the reimplantation technique, leaving the misplaced coronary ostium attached to the commissure.
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Saint-Luc University Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Jawad
J
Hechadi
Laurent
L
De Kerchove
Saadallah
S
Tamer
Gebrine
G
El Khoury
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*
Anomalous coronary ostium; Aortic root; Aortic valve repair; Valve sparing