title: Park's stitch for a bicuspid aortic valve in a patient on LVAD support.
abstract: A central coaptation stitch (Park's stitch) is a simple surgical option in the management of aortic insufficiency in patients with left ventricular assist devices. We describe a 66-year-old male with aortic insufficiency and a bicuspid aortic valve undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation. His aortic insufficiency was successfully addressed with a Park's stitch.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maoz-Metzl
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morsy
authors.forename: Wissam I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Khalife
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome