A technique to reposition sinotubular junction in aortic valve reimplantation procedures with the De Paulis Valsalva graft

Daniele Maselli; Gaetano Minzioni

doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.10.028

A technique to reposition sinotubular junction in aortic valve reimplantation procedures with the De Paulis Valsalva graft

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Jan;29(1):107-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.10.028. Epub 2005 Dec 6.

Authors

Daniele Maselli¹, Gaetano Minzioni

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy. dmaselli@tiscali.it

PMID: 16337392
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.10.028

Abstract

Sinotubular junction reconstruction in reimplantation type of valve-sparing aortic procedure can present some problem when a Valsalva graft is used. Since in the Valsalva graft the sinotubular junction height is predetermined, correct matching with native commissures height can be difficult. We propose a method by which it is possible to create a new sinotubular junction in Valsalva graft without altering its original configuration.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
Aortic Valve / abnormalities
Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Replantation / methods
Sinus of Valsalva / surgery*