TY - JOUR
T1 - A method to avoid annular downsizing during knot tying
AU - Maisano, Francesco
AU - Blasio, Andrea
AU - Caldarola, Alessandro
AU - Savini, Carlo
AU - Alfieri, Ottavio
PY - 2004/10
Y1 - 2004/10
N2 - Pericardial annuloplasty has been used as an alternative to prosthetic annuloplasty. One drawback of pericardial annuloplasty is the risk of cinching of tissues during knot tying, possibly leading to uncontrolled downsizing and to complications such as mitral stenosis and systolic anterior motion of the anterior leaflet. A simple modification of the sequence of knot tying is described to avoid this complication.
AB - Pericardial annuloplasty has been used as an alternative to prosthetic annuloplasty. One drawback of pericardial annuloplasty is the risk of cinching of tissues during knot tying, possibly leading to uncontrolled downsizing and to complications such as mitral stenosis and systolic anterior motion of the anterior leaflet. A simple modification of the sequence of knot tying is described to avoid this complication.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.033
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.033
M3 - Article
C2 - 15464532
AN - SCOPUS:4644353221
VL - 78
SP - 1484
EP - 1485
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 4
ER -