title: Cor-Knot automated fastener to facilitate Corex aortic valve bypass implantation.
abstract: Herein we describe the use of an automated suture fastener (Cor-Knot), recently proposed for valvular surgery, in cases of aortic valve bypass with a Correx apical connector. This surgical option aims to control suture tension, avoid muscular tears, and standardize and simplify the implantation technique. We report the first 5 cases operated on using the new suturing technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy gabrieledigiammarco57@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Giammarco
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foschi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Mauro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053831:Surgical Fixation Devices; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aortic valve stenosis; automation; equipment design; heart valve prosthesis implantation; suture techniques