Indications and pitfalls of sutureless aortic valves: recommendations are welcome

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Thierry Carrel. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Mar.

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. 2016 Mar;49(3):719-20.

doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv430. Epub 2015 Dec 15.

¹ Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland thierry.carrel@insel.ch.

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Keywords: Aortic valve replacement; Rapid deployment valve; Recommendations; Stented aortic valve prosthesis; Sutureless valve.

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Sutureless, rapid deployment valves and stented bioprosthesis in aortic valve replacement: recommendations of an International Expert Consensus Panel.
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