The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Inhaltsverzeichnis Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 54(4): 280-281DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-873062 Short Communications © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkApicoaortic Conduit - A Technical ModificationC. Schmid1 , H. H. Scheld1 , T. D. T. Tjan1 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany Artikel empfehlen Abstract Artikel einzeln kaufen(opens in new window) Alle Artikel dieser Rubrik(opens in new window) 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 Volltext Referenzen References 1 Sarnoff S J, Donovan T J, Case R B. The surgical relief of aortic stenosis by means of apical aortic anastomoses. Circulation. 1950; 11 564-574 2 Vassiliades T A. Off-pump apicoaortic conduit insertion for high-risk patients with aortic stenosis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2003; 23 156-158 3 Cooley D A, Lopez R M, Absi T S. Apicoaortic conduit for left ventricular outflow tract obstruction: revisited. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000; 69 1511-1514 MD Christof Schmid Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SugeryUniversity Hospital Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33 48149 Münster Germany Telefon: + 492518357412 Fax: + 49 25 18 34 83 16 eMail: schmid@uni-muenster.de
