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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 54(4): 280-281
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-873062
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Apicoaortic Conduit - A Technical Modification

C. Schmid1 , H. H. Scheld1 , T. D. T. Tjan1
  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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Received September 5, 2005

Publication Date:
02 June 2006 (online)

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Abstract

We report on a technical modification in the creation of an apicoaortic conduit which was successfully performed in a 49-year-old patient with porcelain aorta and previous off-pump coronary revascularization.

Key words

Apicoaortic conduit - porcelain aorta - calcified aorta - aortic stenosis

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