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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:2241-2243
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
Accepted for publication July 31, 2006.
* Address correspondence to Dr Kollar, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555. (Email: ankollar{at}utmb.edu).
I propose an integrated valve-sparing aortic root reconstruction that combines the surgical principles of both the Yacoub and David methods. Valve re-suspension is first completed within the native aortic root; then the graft is anchored to the pledget-reinforced, scalloped true aortic annulus.
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