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Aortic valve replacement with the Nicks annulus enlargement procedure 12 years after mitral valve replacement
S Kazama1, A Kurata, Y Yamashita
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228-8555.
Abstract:
An aortic valve replacement was successfully performed employing the Nicks annulus enlargement procedure in a case of aortic valve stenosis with small annulus 12 years after mitral valve replacement. Previous mitral valve replacement does not preclude feasibility of the Nicks procedure.