Morphology of Sinus of Valsalva After Aortic Valve-Sparing Root Replacement Using Valsalva Graft.

Tadokoro, Naoki; Inoue, Yosuke; Minatoya, Kenji; Matsuda, Hitoshi · Ann Thorac Surg · 2020

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Utilization of the Gelweave Valsalva graft (Terumo Vascutek, Tokyo, Japan) for David-type valve-sparing aortic root replacement was still controversial because this prosthesis did not completely reproduce the native sinus of Valsalva. We focused on the morphology of pseudo-Valsalva sinus after the reimplantation procedure and evaluated our novel crimp plication stitch from the viewpoint of morphology of Valsalva sinus at midterm follow-up periods.

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