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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:676-677. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.105
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Predicting Complications of Top Hat Prosthesis in Aortic Valve Replacements: Suspicion Can Save Lives

Hany Elsayed, MRCS

Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Thomas Drive, Liverpool, L14 3PE United Kingdom

(Email: hanyhassan77@hotmail.com).

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To the Editor:

I read the article by Roedler and colleagues [1] with great interest and congratulate the authors for their descriptive study that tackles one of the main problems cardiac surgeons face during aortic valve replacements: a small aortic root. However, one point needs to be addressed.

The authors describe the mechanism whereby a Top Hat valve causes functional obstruction of the left coronary . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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