JoVE Journal
Medicine
Medicine
A subscription to JoVE is required to view this content. Sign in or start your free trial.
Chapters
Summary
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement has the advantage of preserving the patient's own aortic valve. The complexity of the reported techniques to date restricts their use to a limited number of cardiac surgeons. This protocol describes step-by-step a standardized technique reproducible by a greater number of cardiac surgeons.