1. Standardized approach to valve repair using an expansible aortic ring versus mechanical Bentall: Early outcomes of the CAVIAAR multicentric prospective cohort study 
Emmanuel Lansac, MD, PhD, Olivier Bouchot, MD, PhD, Eric Arnaud Crozat, MD, Rachid Hacini, MD, Fabien Doguet, MD, PhD, Roland Demaria, MD, PhD, Alain Leguerrier, MD, Jerome Jouan, MD, PhD, Didier Chatel, MD, Stephane Lopez, MD, Thierry Folliguet, MD, PhD, Christophe Acar, MD, PhD, Pascal Leprince, MD, PhD, Thierry Langanay, MD, Oliver Jegaden, MD, PhD, Jean Paul Bessou, MD, PhD, Bernard Albat, MD, PhD, Christian Latremouille, MD, PhD, Jean-Noel Fabiani, MD, PhD, Georges Fayad, MD, Jean Pierre Fleury, MD, Blandine Pasquet, MSc, Mathieu Debauchez, MD, Isabelle Di Centa, MD, Florence Tubach, MD, PhD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 149, Issue 2, Pages S37-S45 (February 2015)
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2. Figure 1
Standardized steps of remodeling the aortic root associated with an external subvalvular aortic ring annuloplasty. A, Six “U” stitches are placed inside out as circumferentially in the subvalvular plane (*bundle of His) with the table of criteria for choice of the prosthetic annuloplasty rings (ExtraAortic; CORONEO, Inc, Montreal, Canada) and tube graft (Gelweave Valsalva; Vascutek, Ltd, Renfrewshire, Scotland). B, The first step of valve repair is performed by aligning the adjacent cusp free edges. C, Remodeling of the aortic root. D, Cusp resuspension is reevaluated to obtain an effective height of 9 mm using a cusp caliper, and arrows indicate the 3 commissural traction sutures. E, The 6 anchoring “U” stitches are passed through the inner aspect of the prosthetic aortic ring and tied down externally in the subvalvular position, with the final aspect of the neoaortic root after anastomosis of the coronary ostia. LC, Left coronary; NC, noncoronary; RC, right coronary.
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