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Aborted sternotomy due to unexpected porcelain aorta: Does transcatheter aortic valve replacement offer an alternative choice?  Jahanzaib Idrees, MD,

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1 Aborted sternotomy due to unexpected porcelain aorta: Does transcatheter aortic valve replacement offer an alternative choice?  Jahanzaib Idrees, MD, Eric E. Roselli, MD, Sajjad Raza, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Stephanie Mick, MD, Samir Kapadia, MD, Gosta B. Pettersson, MD, PhD, Murat Tuzcu, MD, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 149, Issue 1, Pages (January 2015) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 A, Preoperative volume-rendered computed tomography image showing severely calcified ascending aorta and arch. B, Periprocedural fluoroscopy image showing sternal wires from previous aborted sternotomy, TAVR valve, and porcelain aorta. C, Postoperative volume-rendered computed tomography image showing bioprosthetic aortic valve and surgical graft after ascending aortic repair. TAVR, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions


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