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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1063
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

New technology

Invited commentary

Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

Aortic Surgery Center, Marfan and Connective Tissue Disorder Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, F25, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA

svenssl@ccf.org

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The paper by Misfeld and colleagues raises the potential problem of graft kinking after aortic repair. This may occur early or late and produce heart failure because of significant gradients with increased ventricular afterload or aortic valve regurgitation. The authors describe a manufactured curved graft with . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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