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The transapical approach for aortic valve implantation

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1 The transapical approach for aortic valve implantation
Andreas Zierer, MD, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, MD, Sven Martens, MD, Anton Moritz, MD, Mirko Doss, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 136, Issue 4, Pages (October 2008) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Edwards SAPIEN THV, a xenograft consisting of 3 bovine pericardial cusps with Thermafix treatment mounted in a balloon-expandable stainless steel stent. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Perioperative imaging demonstrating 20-mm balloon dilatation of the stenotic aortic valve (A), antegrade delivery, correct positioning (B), and deployment (C) of the prosthesis. A perioperative angiogram demonstrated excellent position and function of the bioprosthesis. There is no evidence of intraprosthetic or periprosthetic insufficiency (D). The left and right coronary ostia are patent (E). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions


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