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Double valve replacement through an aorto-annulo-atriotomy using an aortic-valved graft in a mitral position
Richard Bauset1, François Dagenais
1Québec Heart Institute, Laval Hospital, Sainte-Foy, Canada. richard.bauset@chg.ulaval.ca
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|June 25, 2002
Abstract:
We present a modified technique for the reconstruction of the intervalvular fibrous body in double-valve replacement through an aorto-annulo-atriotomy. This technique allows the surgeon to enlarge and reconstruct both annuli by using a tailored aortic-valved conduit in a mitral position.