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Severe calcification of a Shelhigh stentless valved conduit

Severe calcification of a Shelhigh stentless valved conduit European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 46 (2014) 334 IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezt569 Advance Access publication 11 December 2013 Severe calcification of a Shelhigh stentless valved conduit a a b a, Fabian Gisler , Christoph Huber , Peter Wenaweser and Thierry Carrel * Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland Clinic for Cardiology, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland * Corresponding author. Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Berne, 3010 Berne, Switzerland. Tel: +41-31-6322375; fax: +41-31-6324443; e-mail: thierry.carrel@insel.ch (T. Carrel). Received 9 October 2013; received in revised form 30 October 2013; accepted 5 November 2013 Keywords: Aortic calcification � TAVI � Stentless conduit A 74-year old patient developed severe aortic valve regurgita- claims that detoxification process eliminates residual glutaralde- tion 11 years following root replacement using a stentless hyde and ensures less calcification in the long term. The Shelhigh tube-graft. Computed tomography scan showed a patient underwent successful transapical transcatheter aortic heavily calcified aortic conduit (Fig. 1), although the company valve implantation. Figure 1: Severely calcified Shelhigh-conduit in (A) angiography and (B) computed tomography. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Oxford University Press

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 46 (2014) 334 IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezt569 Advance Access publication 11 December 2013 Severe calcification of a Shelhigh stentless valved conduit a a b a, Fabian Gisler , Christoph Huber , Peter Wenaweser and Thierry Carrel * Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland Clinic for Cardiology, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland * Corresponding author. Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Berne, 3010 Berne, Switzerland. Tel: +41-31-6322375; fax: +41-31-6324443; e-mail: thierry.carrel@insel.ch (T. Carrel). Received 9 October 2013; received in revised form 30 October 2013; accepted 5 November 2013 Keywords: Aortic calcification � TAVI � Stentless conduit A 74-year old patient developed severe aortic valve regurgita- claims that detoxification process eliminates residual glutaralde- tion 11 years following root replacement using a stentless hyde and ensures less calcification in the long term. The Shelhigh tube-graft. Computed tomography scan showed a patient underwent successful transapical transcatheter aortic heavily calcified aortic conduit (Fig. 1), although the company valve implantation. Figure 1: Severely calcified Shelhigh-conduit in (A) angiography and (B) computed tomography. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.

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