How to Perform a Late Surgical Explantation of a CoreValve Aortic Bioprothesis Daniel Hernandez-Vaquero, MD, PhD, Isaac Pascual, MD, Rocío Diaz, MD, Rubén Álvarez-Cabo, MD, César Moris, MD, PhD, Jacobo Silva, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 103, Issue 6, Pages e565-e566 (June 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.058 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A, B) Traction of the stent frame of the CoreValve prosthesis allows the endarterectomy with a spatula (shown from different angles). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, e565-e566DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.058) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Owing to its design, the CoreValve stent frame does not infiltrate the endothelium of the sinus of Valsalva (arrow), which facilitates the explantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, e565-e566DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.058) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions