1. Bench Repair of Donor Aortic Valve With Minimal Access Orthotopic Heart Transplantation 
José L. Navia, MD, Fernando A. Atik, MD, Antonino Marullo, MD, Randall C. Starling, MD, Mario Garcia, MD, Pablo Ruda Vega, MD, Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, Patrick M. McCarthy, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 80, Issue 1, Pages (July 2005)
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2. Fig 1
Bench aortic repair through subcomissural annular plication, emphasizing the good surgical exposure.
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3. Fig 2
Bidimensional echocardiographic views of the aortic valve at late follow-up of the heart transplant: (A) in systole, showing normal valve opening; (B) in diastole, showing subcomissural annular plication with adequate leaflet coaptation.
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