Morphology of Sinus of Valsalva After Aortic Valve–Sparing Root Replacement Using Valsalva Graft

Publication date: January 2020Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Volume 109, Issue 1Author(s): Naoki Tadokoro, Yosuke Inoue, Kenji Minatoya, Hitoshi MatsudaUtilization of the Gelweave Valsalva graft (Terumo Vascutek, Tokyo, Japan) for David-type valve-sparing aortic root replacement was still controversial because this prosthesis did not completely reproduce the native sinus of Valsalva. We focused on the morphology of pseudo-Valsalva sinus after the reimplantation procedure and evaluated our novel crimp plication stitch from the viewpoint of morphology of Valsalva sinus at midterm follow-up periods.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research