We devised a simple modification of the Florida Sleeve procedure to perform aortic valve-sparing surgery. This technique is simple, quick, effective, and safe. We used this technique in operations performed on two young patients with Marfan syndrome. The initial and short-term results were satisfactory. two patients with Marfan syndrome. The early and shortterm results are satisfactory. Fig. 3 (A) Postoperative echocardiography of the first case: the aortic valve (white arrow) in parasternal

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... rt-axis view. (B) Postoperative echocardiography of the first case: the aortic valve (white arrow) in parasternal long-axis view. B A