1. Modified Bentall Operation With Bioprosthetic Valved Conduit: Columbia University Experience 
Minoru Tabata, MD, MPH, Hiroo Takayama, MD, Michael E. Bowdish, MD, Craig R. Smith, MD, Allan S. Stewart, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 87, Issue 6, Pages (June 2009)
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2. Fig 1
A 2-0 polyester suture is passed through the composite graft collar below the sewing cuff of the prosthetic valve.
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3. Fig 2
A composite graft is seated on the annulus. The valve is situated above the aortic annulus.
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