The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1082-1087, May 2009

Re-creation of a sinuslike graft expansion in Bentall procedure reduces stress at the coronary button anastomoses: A finite element study

Cardiac Surgery Department, European Hospital, Rome, Italy

Received 8 May 2008; received in revised form 24 August 2008; accepted 10 October 2008. published online 28 January 2009.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)01691-7

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.10.013

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1082-1087, May 2009

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