The Florida sleeve

The Florida Sleeve is a new technique that simplifies and unifies the technique for sparing the native aortic valve while still eliminating the ascending aortic aneurysm. Developed by Tom Martin, MD, at The University of Florida, Gainesville, this new procedure vastly simplifies the surgical challenges of reconstructing the native valve affected by annular dilatation. The Florida Sleeve is indicated in patients with ascending aortic aneurysms or dissections where the structure of the native valve leaflets r