Aortic insufficiency in a patient with Marfan syndrome: After aortic root reconstruction with a tailored-sinus graft

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-245

  Konstantinov, Igor E ^b   Zehr, Kenton J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aorta surgery; Aortic aneurysm surgery; Aortic valve insufficiency surgery; Aortic valve anatomy; Marfan syndrome surgery; Prosthesis design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANNULOPLASTY; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SUBCOMMISSURAL ORGAN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; SINUS OF VALSALVA;

EID: 0042827880     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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