A Previously Unreported Complication of Apicoaortic Conduit for Severe Aortic Stenosis Cyrus J. Parsa, MD, Carmelo A. Milano, MD, Alan D. Proia, MD, PhD, G. Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, G. Chad Hughes, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 87, Issue 3, Pages 927-928 (March 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.061 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Mid-esophageal aortic valve, long-axis view showing the aortic root, which is completely filled with spontaneous echocardiographic contrast suggestive of thrombus formation. (AR = aortic root; LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 87, 927-928DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.061) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions