| Six Cases of Aortic Root Replacement Using Anatomic Ventriculoaortic Junction Suture |
(Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chugoku Rosai Hospital, Cerebro-Cardiovascular Center, Kure, Japan)
| Masafumi Sueshiro |
Saihou Hayashi |
Tomokuni Furukawa |
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For aortic root replacement in annuloaortic ectasia (AAE), an artificial prosthesis is commonly sutured to the aortic annulus (hemodynamic ventriculoaortic junction). We consecutively had 6 cases of aortic root replacement using anatomic ventriculoaortic junction suture. This anatomic ventriculoaortic junction suture is a simplified and practical method for aortic root replacement in the same way as using stentless bioprostheses or homografts.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 34: 347-349 (2005) |
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