Slit Orifice Aortic Cusp Extension Technique for Small Bicuspid Valves.

Yoneyama, Fumiya; Matsubara, Muneaki; Kato, Hideyuki; Tsukada, Toru; Suetsugu, Fuminaga; Mathis, Bryan J; Hiramatsu, Yuji · Ann Thorac Surg · 2020

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a modification to the aortic cusp extension technique that eliminates aortic regurgitation in pediatric small bicuspid valves. This simple and reproducible cusp extension technique secures coaptation and commissure suspension of the reconstructed aortic valve and may act as a bridge option for forthcoming reoperations.

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