학술논문
Aortic Valve Replacement Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Bilateral Internal Mammary Arteries
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Journal of Cardiac Surgery. Nov 01, 2008 23(6):795-796
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0886-0440
Abstract
Aortic valve replacement in patients with a patent internal mammary artery grafts poses two main challenges: Sternal reentry and myocardial protection. Beating heart procedures have been well described in coronary and valve surgery. Herein, we describe a simple reproducible technique of aortic valve replacement that circumvents the main issues highlighted above.