Apicoaortic Conduit - A Technical Modification

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

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