the reconstruction of the anulus consisted of the following : a teflon felt patch inside and outside the aorta or ventricle , or both , for secure attachment of the prosthesis ( felt aortic root , in three patients with native valve endocarditis ) , valved composite graft replacement of the aortic root for ventricular-aortic discontinuity ( bentall procedure , in eight patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis ) , composite patch reconstruction of the mitral anulus and the ascending aorta to restore mitral-aortic continuity ( mitral-aortic composite patch in two patients with mitral-aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis ) , and direct suture of the sewing skirts of the mitral and aortic prostheses to restore the defect ( attached skirts , in one patient with mitral-aortic native valve endocarditis ) .
C0003956
ascending aorta
C0003483
aortic