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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;64:992
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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See also page 986.

DR HASSAN NAJAFI (Chicago, IL): We have come to expect nothing but excellent reports from Dr Kouchoukos and his colleagues over the years, and their fine presentation today is no exception. I wish to make a technical point.

In recent years, I have operated on 3 patients who had had a previous cardiac operation. The first patient had undergone a Björk-Shiley aortic valve replacement 10 years earlier. This patient required excision of that valve, mitral valve replacement, and insertion of a conduit. The second patient, who had had a segment of the ascending aorta replaced for acute dissection, was seen with mitral regurgitation, aortic root aneurysm, and aneurysm of the arch. This patient underwent mitral valve replacement, replacement of the arch, and insertion of a conduit. . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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