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Supravalvular aortic stenosis: a modification of extended aortoplasty
J B Steinberg1, R E Delius, D M Behrendt
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 10, 1998
Abstract:
A modification of the Doty extended aortoplasty for supravalvular aortic stenosis has been recently adopted. This modification, which entails placement of an additional patch in the left coronary sinus, results in a more symmetric aortic root. This technique has been applied with success to 3 patients.
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