Valved stentless composite graft: clinical outcomes and hemodynamic characteristics Paul P Urbanski, MD, Anno Diegeler, MD, Alexander Siebel, MD, Michael Zacher, MD, Robert W Hacker, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 75, Issue 2, Pages 467-471 (February 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04346-1
Fig 1 A virtual transversal view of the composite graft from the proximal end. (A) The outer diameter of the valve prosthesis is perfectly adapted to the inner diameter of the Dacron graft. (B) A possible wrinkling of the valve in case of oversizing (arrow). (C) A possible wrinkling of the tube in case of undersizing (arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 467-471DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04346-1)
Fig 2 Overall survival after implantation of the valved stentless composite graft. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 467-471DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04346-1)
Fig 3 Freedom from any valve-related complications after implantation of the valved stentless composite graft. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 467-471DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04346-1)
Fig 4 M-mode echocardiogram showing the opening of the cusps of the native aortic valve (A) in comparison with a postoperative echocardiogram (B), in which the cusps of the stentless bioprosthesis do not touch the wall of the aortic graft (arrowheads). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 467-471DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04346-1)