Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Feb 2014
Long-term results after aortic root replacement using self-assembled valve composite grafts in patients with small aortic annulus.
The study was aimed to evaluate operative and long-term results after complete root replacement using self-assembled valve composite grafts in patients with a small aortic annulus. ⋯ In patients with a small aortic annulus who need complete aortic root replacement, an oversizing of the valve can be easily achieved using modified, self-assembled composite grafts. Offering excellent haemodynamic characteristics, these grafts lead to prevention of prosthesis-patient mismatch and result in very good and durable functional and clinical results.