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Standardized Technique of Aortic Valve Re-implantation for Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Published on: December 11, 2017
How to perform valve sparing reimplantation in a tricuspid aortic valve
Laurent de Kerchove1, Zahra Mosala Nezhad, Munir Boodhwani
1Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint- Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium;
Abstract:
Aortic valve sparing procedures are increasingly being used to treat aortic root pathologies. Reimplantation of the aortic valve, first described by Dr Tirone David, is a technically demanding procedure whose long-term results are critically dependent on perfect intraoperative restoration of valve anatomy and function. There exists significant variation in how this procedure is performed by different surgeons, which is likely contributory to the heterogeneity in reported results. We describe a systematic approach to aortic valve reimplantation procedure focusing on key technical aspects.

