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Katsuhiko Matsuyama1, Yuji Narita, Yuichi Ueda
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chubu Rosai Hospital, 1-10-6 Komei, Minato-ku, Nagoya 455-8530, Japan. k-matsuy@f3.dion.ne.jp
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|October 17, 2007
Abstract:
An apicoaortic valved conduit was created in selected aortic stenosis patients with a porcelain aorta, previous bypass surgery, or a high-risk re-sternotomy. Although an apical connector is usually used, commercial, rigid apical connectors are expensive. We introduce a technique that does not use an apical connector.
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