RT Book, Section
A1 Stelzer, Paul
A1 Varghese, Robin
A2 Cohn, Lawrence H.
A2 Adams, David H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1144153412
T1 Stentless Aortic Valve and Root Replacement
T2 Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 5e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071844871
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144153412
RD 2024/04/20
AB Replacement  of  the  aortic  valve  or  the  full  aortic  root  can  be  performed  using  a  variety  of  stentless  valve  devices.  The  three  main  options  are  a  porcine  aortic  root-valve  conduit  (Medtronic  Freestyle,  Medtronic  Inc.,  Minneapolis,  MN),  and  the  “human”  valve  options  of  the  aortic  homograft  and  the  pulmonary  autograft  (Ross  Procedure).  Having  reviewed  the  subject  almost  30  years  ago,1  it  is  interesting  to  note  how  some  things  have  changed  but  much  has  remained  the  same.  Table  29-1  summarizes  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  current  replacement  options.