Graft sizing for aortic valve sparing surgery.

Boodhwani, Munir;El Khoury, Gebrine;de Kerchove, Laurent
(2013) Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery — Vol. 2, n° 1, p. 140-143 (2013)

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  • Boodhwani, MunirUCLouvain
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  • El Khoury, GebrineUCLouvain
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  • de Kerchove, LaurentUCLouvain
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(en) INTRODUCTION : Valve-sparing aortic root replacement has been demonstrated as an effective technique not only for the treatment of aortic root pathology, but also for facilitating repair of regurgitant aortic valves. Graft sizing is an important step for valve sparing procedures and sizing methods have generated significant controversy among surgeons. The purpose of this manuscript is to review the fundamentals of aortic root anatomy and valve function as they pertain to graft sizing, to explore the existing methods for graft sizing, and to discuss implications of inappropriate sizing on the outcome of the procedure. [...]
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Boodhwani, M., El Khoury, G., & de Kerchove, L. (2013). Graft sizing for aortic valve sparing surgery. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2(1), 140-143. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2013.01.13 (Original work published 2013)