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Editorial
. 2022 Dec;37(12):4202-4203.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.17091. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

Unicuspid aortic valves are no bicuspid aortic valves-It's time to retire the Sievers-classification

Jama Jahanyar  1   2 , Laurent de Kerchove  1 , Peter I Tsai  2 , Sameh M Said  3 , Gebrine El Khoury  2
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Editorial

Unicuspid aortic valves are no bicuspid aortic valves-It's time to retire the Sievers-classification

Jama Jahanyar et al. J Card Surg. 2022 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: aorta and great vessels; valve repair/replacement.

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    1. Jahanyar J, Aphram G, Munoz DE, et al. Congenital unicuspid aortic valve repair without cusp patch augmentation. J Card Surg. 2022;37:2477-2480.
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    1. Jasinski MJ, Kosiorowska K, Berezowski M, Kansy A. Unicuspid aortic valve repair-same principles, different methods. J Card Surg. 2022;37:3467-3468.
    1. Jahanyar J, El Khoury G, de Kerchove L. Commissural geometry and cusp fusion insights to guide bicuspid aortic valve repair. JTCVS Techn. 2021;7:83-92.

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