Aortic Valve Replacement for Patients with Functioning Internal Mammalian Artery Grafts

Aortic Valve Replacement for Patients with Functioning Internal Mammalian Artery Grafts

Aortic valve replacement (AVR) for patients with functioning internal mammalian artery (ITA) grafts is technically challenging, and the optimal treatment strategy for these situations remains controversial. Here, we report five cases of AVR with ITA graft using continuous retrograde cardioplegia in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018, Vol.24(2), pp.103-105
Hauptverfasser: Masaki, Naoki, Ogasawara, Takashi, Kawarai, Shun-ichi, Matsuki, Katsuo
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Sprache:eng
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aortic valve replacement
Case Report
internal mammalian artery
redo surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Aortic valve replacement (AVR) for patients with functioning internal mammalian artery (ITA) grafts is technically challenging, and the optimal treatment strategy for these situations remains controversial. Here, we report five cases of AVR with ITA graft using continuous retrograde cardioplegia in addition to moderate hypothermia without the clamping of ITA and discuss the management of these cases.
ISSN:1341-1098
2186-1005
DOI:10.5761/atcs.cr.17-00098