Which Patients Benefit From Stentless Aortic Valve Replacement? Helmut Gulbins, MD, PhD, Hermann Reichenspurner, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 88, Issue 6, Pages 2061-2068 (December 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.060 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Schematic drawing of the subcoronary implantation technique for stentless aortic bioprosthesis. The valve is implanted into the native aortic root without touching the coronary arteries. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 2061-2068DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.060) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Schematic drawing of the total root technique; the aortic root is replaced completely by the stentless prosthesis and the coronary arteries are re-implanted in the usual manner. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 2061-2068DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.060) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions