Reconstruction of the ascending aorta and aortic root: Experience in 45 consecutive patients

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1246-1250

  El Khoury, Gebrine A ^a   Underwood, Malcolm J ^a   Glineur, David ^a   Derouck, David ^a   Dion, Robert A ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0033783057     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01716-1     Document Type: Article

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