Outcomes of Off-Pump Aortic Valve Bypass Surgery for the Relief of Aortic Stenosis in Adults Vinod H. Thourani, MD, W. Brent Keeling, MD, Robert A. Guyton, MD, Ameesh Dara, BS, Stuart D. Hurst, BS, Omar M. Lattouf, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 91, Issue 1, Pages 131-136 (January 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.074 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Completed “back-table” construction of the connector and interposed porcine valve root. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 131-136DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.074) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Left ventricular apical plug resected using the coring device and Foley catheter. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 131-136DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.074) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Completed operation with functioning apicoaortic connector. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 131-136DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.074) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging scan, with arrows pointing to the left ventricle (A), the connector within the left ventricular apex (B), the stentless porcine root (C), and the connection with descending thoracic aorta (D). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 131-136DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.074) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Kaplan-Meier curves for long-term survival. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 131-136DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.074) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions