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. 2011 Jul;92(1):362-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.078.

The completion Bentall procedure

Ramin Malekan  1 , David Spielvogel, Paul C Saunders, Steven L Lansman, Randall B Griepp
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The completion Bentall procedure

Ramin Malekan et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Patients that have undergone aortic valve replacement may subsequently present with an aortic root aneurysm, but with a normally functioning prosthetic valve. We describe our method of replacing the aortic root while retaining the existing aortic valve as the "completion Bentall procedure."

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