[HSF] Access to AV groove area post bypass Bioprosthesis choice(stentless...

[Hgrmd at aol.com]

Ani,
  I know of a surgeon in my community who still proudly implants  stentless 
valves in apparently most of his patients needing an AVR.  This  probably 
includes some fairly young people.  Taking out a healthy root to  replace the 
aortic valve just doesn't make any sense to me.  In addition,  the mortality for 
replacing a failed stentless valve is apparently quite  substantial, in contrast 
to the relatively low mortality in replacing a stented  valve.
 
Hal



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