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. 2022 Dec;37(12):5676-5678.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.16851. Epub 2022 Aug 18.

The dawn of surgical treatment of aortic insufficiency

Igor Vendramin  1 , Uberto Bortolotti  1 , Aldo D Milano  2 , Ugolino Livi  1
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The dawn of surgical treatment of aortic insufficiency

Igor Vendramin et al. J Card Surg. 2022 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: aorta and great vessels.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Charles A. Hufnagel (1916−1989) (reproduced with permission from the Georgetown University Archives)
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Figure 2
Original Hufnagel's ball valve prosthesis (reproduced with permission by Division of Medicine and Science, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC).
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Figure 3
Drawing of the implantation technique of the Hufnagel prosthesis (reproduced with permission from Reference #10). (A) prosthesis in place fixed with flexible rings at both extremities; (B) Both prosthetic ends were at times reinforced with fabric.
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