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Figure 4. A: An intraoperative view of migrated CoreValve® prosthesis (solid arrow) through aortic incision at the level of sino-tubular junction (dotted arrow). The surgical field is flushed with cold saline solution to soften the rigid nitinol struts of the prosthetic aortic valve for smooth extraction through aortotomy; B: an intraoperative view of migrated Medtronic-CoreValve® prosthesis removed from ascending aorta