A “Double Overlap” Suture Technique for the Proximal Attachment of a Composite Graft to the Aortic Annulus John A. Rousou, MD, Abdallah K. Alameddine, MD, Chunjie Yang, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 83, Issue 5, Pages 1906-1907 (May 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.05.099 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Part A illustrates the overlapping mattress sutures on the aortic annulus, whereas part B illustrates the same overlapping pattern on the prosthetic sewing cuff. The first three mattresses are depicted as a thin line (first), a broken line (second) and a bold line for clarity. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 1906-1907DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.05.099) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions