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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:162-163
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Easy Technique for Placing Anchoring Sutures for Aortic Root Reimplantation

Hitoshi Ogino, MD, Kenji Minatoya, MD, Hitoshi Matsuda, MD, Hiroaki Sasaki, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan

For reprint information contact: Hitoshi Ogino, MD, Tel: 81 66 833 5012, Fax: 81 66 872 7486, Email: hogino{at}hsp.ncvc.go.jp, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.

In the aortic valve-sparing reimplantation technique, insertion of the anchoring sutures beneath the valve is a crucial but difficult step because the spared aortic cusps obscure the field of view. We present a novel and easy method of placing these anchoring stitches with good exposure of the subvalvular tissue.






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