External aortic annuloplasty ring for valve-sparing procedures.

Lansac, Emmanuel; Di Centa, Isabelle; Varnous, Shaïda; Rama, Akhar; Jault, Fredéric; Duran, Carlos M G; Acar, Christophe; Pavie, Alain et al. · Ann Thorac Surg · 2005

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Abstract

Two different surgical approaches have been suggested for aortic valve-sparing surgery. My colleagues and I suggest combining the advantages of both approaches by adding an external subvalvular prosthetic ring annuloplasty to the remodeling procedure.

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