The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1395-1401 , June 2010

Repair of the bicuspid aortic valve: A viable alternative to replacement with a bioprosthesis

  • Elena Ashikhmina, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Thoralf M. Sundt III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Joseph A. Dearani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Heidi M. Connolly, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Zhuo Li, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Hartzell V. Schaff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Hartzell V. Schaff, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.

Received 2 July 2009 ,Revised 15 December 2009 ,Accepted 13 February 2010.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00218-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.02.035

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1395-1401 , June 2010

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