AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT IN PATIENT WITH FUNCTIONING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTS

Abstract

We report the clinical case of aortic valve replacement for severe aortic insufficiency in patient who previously was subjected to coronary bypass grafting, with functioning grafts, including internal thoracic artery graft. The procedure was performed from the upper ministernotomy with peripheral (femoral) cardiopulmonary bypass.

Keywords

• ministernotomy
• minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• aortic valve replacement
• peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass
• redo operation