The Florida sleeve: a new technique for aortic root remodeling with preservation of the aortic valve and sinuses

Philip J Hess Jr; Charles T Klodell; Thomas M Beaver; Tomas D Martin

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.092

The Florida sleeve: a new technique for aortic root remodeling with preservation of the aortic valve and sinuses

Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Aug;80(2):748-50. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.092.

Authors

Philip J Hess Jr¹, Charles T Klodell, Thomas M Beaver, Tomas D Martin

Affiliation

¹ Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0286, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 16039256
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.092

Abstract

Aortic valve salvage remains the procedure of choice for patients with incompetent valves and normal leaflet morphology. Here my colleagues and I describe a new technique for aortic root remodeling with preservation of the aortic valve.

MeSH terms

Aorta / surgery
Aortic Valve
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Humans
Sinus of Valsalva