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. 2024 Mar 14:25:43-47.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.03.004. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Biomechanics of aortic valve annuloplasty: Same goal, different techniques

Evaldas Girdauskas  1 , Theresa Holst  1 , Sina Stock  1 , Thomas Kröncke  2 , Maria von Stumm  3   4 , Josua A Decker  2
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Biomechanics of aortic valve annuloplasty: Same goal, different techniques

Evaldas Girdauskas et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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The authors reported no conflicts of interest. The Journal policy requires editors and reviewers to disclose conflicts of interest and to decline handling manuscripts for which they may have a conflict of interest. The editors and reviewers of this article have no conflicts of interest.

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Biomechanical effects of 3 different aortic valve annuloplasty approaches.
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Figure 1
Biomechanical effects of 3 different aortic valve annuloplasty approaches. A, Asymmetrical bicuspid aortic valve (type C, right-left fusion). B, Polytetrafluoroethylene suture annuloplasty. C, External Dacron/Teflon annuloplasty. D, Internal device annuloplasty.
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