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Long-term results after aortic root replacement using self-assembled valve composite grafts in patients with small aortic annulus

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Submitted by

Joel Dunning

Source

Source Name: Interactive Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

Source URL: http://icvts.oxfordjournals.org/content/18/2/159.abstract

Author(s)

Paul P. Urbanski, Witold Dinstak, Wilko Rents, Nicolas Heinz, and Anno Diegeler

The authors report on patients with a small aortic annulus who underwent aortic root replacement using self-assembled valve composite grafts with prosthesis larger than aortic annulus. This technique resulted in excellent haemodynamic and good neo-root durability at long-term follow-up.