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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1128-1130
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Implantation of a Modified Freestyle Valve With a Single Inflow Suture Line: Technical Patterns and Advantages

Daniel Grandmougin, MDa,*, Georges Fayad, MDb

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital Nord-CHU, Saint-Etienne, France
b Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital Cardiologique-CHU, Lille, France

Accepted for publication August 29, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Grandmougin, Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Nord-CHU, Saint-Etienne, 42 055 Cedex 02 France (Email: d.grandmougin{at}tiscali.fr).

Subcoronary implantation of stentless valves may be a surgical challenge in the small aortic root. In addition, calcifications of coronary ostia may interfere with the procedure. We present a technique to trim a Freestyle stentlesss root (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN) and facilitate implantation with a single inflow suture line.






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