Sutureless aortic bioprosthesis in severe aortic root calcification: an innovative approach

Giovanni Concistrè; Pierandrea Farneti; Antonio Miceli; Mattia Glauber

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivs047

Sutureless aortic bioprosthesis in severe aortic root calcification: an innovative approach

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 May;14(5):670-2. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs047. Epub 2012 Feb 20.

Authors

Giovanni Concistrè¹, Pierandrea Farneti, Antonio Miceli, Mattia Glauber

Affiliation

¹ Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Fondazione CNR-G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy. [email protected]

Abstract

Aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients with severe aortic root calcification is technically a very difficult procedure which requires a long cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time, especially in patients undergoing complex procedures such as multivalve or valve and coronary surgery. We report a case of successful AVR with an innovative approach in a patient with an extensively calcified aortic root and concomitant tricuspid valve regurgitation who underwent mitral valve replacement 20 years ago.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / pathology
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / complications
Aortic Valve Stenosis / pathology
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Bioprosthesis*
Calcinosis / complications
Calcinosis / pathology
Calcinosis / surgery*
Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Prosthesis Design
Severity of Illness Index
Suture Techniques*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / complications
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery