AAC, Apico Aortic Conduit AS, aortic stenosis AVR, aortic valve replacement Aortic stenosis Aortic valve bypass surgery Aortic valve replacement Apico-Aortic Conduit BSA, body surface area CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting surgery CHF, congestive heart failure COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass DHCA, deep hypothermic circulatory arrest FEM-FEM, femoro-femoral ITA, internal thoracic artery Journal Article LITA, left internal thoracic artery LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy LVOT, left ventricle outflow tract MDCT, multidetector-computerized tomography MVR, mitral valve replacement NYHA, New York Heart Association OPCAB, off pump coronary artery bypass PH, pulmonary hypertension RITA, right internal thoracic artery TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation TEE, transesophageal echocardiography