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Repair of Septic Aortic Root Defects Without Conduit
Author(s) -
BORST H.G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1990.tb00735.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic root , cardiac skeleton , electrical conduit , pericardium , endocarditis , aortic valve , cardiology , prosthesis , surgery , aorta , mechanical engineering , engineering
A bstract Several technical variants for treating an infected aortic root are described. The principal aims of these procedures are the avoidance of insertion of the valve prosthesis into an infected aortic annulus and the avoidance of tension on potentially friable tissue. Among other technical variants, total replacement of the aortico‐mitral curtain with pericardium is described.