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Aortic annular enlargement with the use of a homograft valve
W Konertz1, P Hamann, T Hachenberg
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Münster University, Germany.
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
|August 1, 1992
Abstract:
A technique of annular enlargement for use in homograft aortic valve surgery is described. Potential advantages of this technique, that allows convenient valve sizes in small aortic annuli, lie in the pediatric group of patients requiring aortic valve replacement.