P P Urbanski

..The study was conducted to evaluate the intermediate results after patient-tailored aortic root repair with replacement of isolated sinuses adjusted to the existing aortic annulus diameter rather than annulus downsizing...

..In the valve-sparing aortic root repair technique presented, each pathologic sinus is replaced with a teardrop-shaped patch. In this study, the clinical and echocardiographic results after the first 20 procedures are evaluated...

..This ensures that the ultimate length of the artificial chordae is determined during fixation at the papillary muscle and not during knotting at leaflet level...

..Surgical treatment consisted of a complete ascending aorta replacement with a valved composite graft and complete replacement of the aortic arch including the isthmus, and was performed simultaneously through median sternotomy...

..Furthermore, this allows the composite construction outside the chest and reduces the cross-clamp time...

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..The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and echocardiographic results after aortic valve reconstruction with a novel surgical technique consisting of basal cusp enlargement with an autologous pericardial patch...

..The technique has been used in 19 consecutive patients offering excellent functional results with a large coaptation area...

..Until now, such classifications have not taken hold, although they are recommended. This article presents the authors' experiences during their uniform procedures in diagnostics and surgical strategy...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the flow and pressure characteristics of arterial inflow through a carotid artery, especially with regard to operative and technical aspects, clinical outcomes, and side-related differences...

..The technique has been used in 48 consecutive patients offering excellent early results...

..The technique is based on the fact that in degenerative calcified stenosis of the tricuspid aortic valve, the cusp-free margins remain mostly uncalcified, even in very severe calcification, making the repair feasible...

..7 +/- 0.7 cm(2) versus 2.9 +/- 0.5 cm(2)). Early results showed a hemodynamic advantage of the modified conduit, with significantly lower transvalvular gradients...

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..This study was conducted to evaluate the postoperative hemodynamic characteristics and clinical outcomes after implantation of this device...

..It provides very good surgical handling and leads to excellent early and intermediate functional results...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the results after simultaneous surgery performed via median sternotomy and consisting of extra-anatomical ascending-to-descending aortic bypass and various other cardiac procedures...

..A composite graft with a stentless valve, such as we describe in this article, avoids this problem, because in case of reoperation only the valve cusps need to be resected and the tube graft may be left in place...

..Because there is an increased risk of aortic wall injury during cannulation, the femoral artery seems to be more suitable in these cases for cannulation than the proximal aorta...

..Conduits with biological valves are rarely used for aortic root replacement because of technical problems when degeneration of the valve prosthesis requires reoperation. A composite graft as described could likely avoid this problem...

..We evaluated the effectiveness of our surgical method using a modified self-assembled valved composite graft in patients with a narrow aortic annulus...

..The new aortic root graft simplifies aortic root repair using the valve reimplantation technique, and despite its straight form, allows easy restoration of the aortic root, which fits perfectly with patients' anatomy...

..The aim of the study was to evaluate this method's efficiency regarding postoperative outcomes after the first 100 procedures...

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..The patient underwent re-do surgery consisting of coronary artery bypass grafting, mitral valve replacement, and replacement of the valve prosthesis within the aortic conduit, which I believe is the first report of such a procedure...

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..Both pathologies were approached simultaneously by sternal resection, omental plasty, and valve replacement, which led to favorable primary and mid-term result...

..The purpose of this preliminary study was to evaluate the effectiveness of our surgical strategy for acute aortic dissection with special emphasis on curative resection of the dissected segments of the aorta...

..An elective complete ascending aorta replacement using a valved composite graft was performed along with a shortening and direct implantation of the left main coronary artery. The right coronary artery was reimplanted as a Carrel-button...

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