Replacing the diseased aortic valve and the proximal aorta in the elderly patient. |
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Authors: | Alexander John Basel Al-Hariri Juergen Ackemann Henning Warnecke |
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Affiliation: | Department of Cardiac Surgery, Schuechtermann Klinik, 49214 Bad Rothenfelde, Germany. ajohn@schuechtermann-klinik.de |
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Abstract: | Subcoronary implantation of the Medtronic stentless bioprosthesis and an extension using a vascular tube prosthesis provide a safer alternative to the more invasive conventional composite graft replacement or a full root replacement using a homograft or a stentless valve. The advantage lies in eliminating the need for coronary mobilisation and anastomosis which actually lead to the increased risk in those procedures. |
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