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Luca A. Vricella, MD, Duke E. Cameron, MD 

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1 Facile conversion from mechanical to bioprosthetic composite aortic root replacement 
Luca A. Vricella, MD, Duke E. Cameron, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 133, Issue 2, Pages (February 2007) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 The Dacron graft has been incised, and a 30-mL Foley catheter has been inserted in the left ventricular outflow tract. The leaflets have been unhinged from the housing of the mechanical aortic root prosthesis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Double-loaded, horizontal, mattress braided sutures are then placed circumferentially in the Dacron graft along a horizontal plane between the nadir of the coronary ostia and the superior margin of the valve housing. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 A 23-mm bovine pericardial prosthesis has been implanted, and the mechanical housing is visible in the subvalvar position. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions


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