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The heart surgery forum · Jul 2004
Clinical TrialCalculated reduction aortoplasty for dilatation of the ascending aorta associated with aortic valve replacement.
Previous studies have advocated reduction aortoplasty to normalize the diameter of a moderately dilated ascending aorta associated with aortic valve disease. One of the reported techniques is the shawl lapel aortoplasty, which we have adopted and modified by setting a simple set of calculations. We present our midterm results. ⋯ The shawl lapel technique based on simple calculations, used as a diameter-reduction strategy for ascending aortic dilatation encountered during aortic valve replacement, is an efficacious method with excellent medium-term results.