Creating a 90° curve in polyester grafts during thoracic aortic surgery using the pleat technique

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Aug;154(2):414-416. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.12.052. Epub 2017 Feb 12.

Authors

John J Campo¹, Michael H Yamashita¹, S Chris Malaisrie²

Affiliations

¹ Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill.
² Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 28314531
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.12.052

No abstract available

Publication types

Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Models, Theoretical
Polyesters*

Substances

Polyesters