Suture Annuloplasty in Aortic Valve Repair

Ulrich Schneider; Diana Aicher; Yujiro Miura; Hans-Joachim Schäfers

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.068

Suture Annuloplasty in Aortic Valve Repair

Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Feb;101(2):783-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.068.

Authors

Ulrich Schneider¹, Diana Aicher¹, Yujiro Miura¹, Hans-Joachim Schäfers²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
² Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Saar, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26777945
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.068

Abstract

There is increasing evidence that an annuloplasty is needed in aortic valve repair. We describe the technique of a suture annuloplasty that we have used successfully in 400 patients treated by aortic valve repair.

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / surgery*
Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / methods*
Humans
Suture Techniques*