The Nicks-Nunez posterior enlargement in the small aortic annulus: immediate-intermediate results
Author(s) -
K. St. Rammos,
Δημήτριος Κετίκογλου,
George J. Koullias,
Sotirios G. Tsomkopoulos,
Charalambos K. Rammos,
Nikolaos P. Argyrakis
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1510/icvts.2006.136457
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac skeleton , aortic valve replacement , cardiopulmonary bypass , ascending aorta , aortic valve , surgery , stenosis , aorta , cardiology , mitral valve replacement , mitral valve
To avoid prosthesis-patient mismatch, posterior enlargement of the small aortic annulus using the Nicks-Nunez surgical approach was performed in fifteen patients and the immediate-intermediate results are reported retrospectively.
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