Early Results of Valve-Sparing Reimplantation Procedure Using the Valsalva Conduit: A Multicenter Study

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 865-872

  Pacini, Davide ^a   Settepani, Fabrizio ^b   De Paulis, Ruggero ^c   Loforte, Antonino ^a   Nardella, Saverio ^c   Ornaghi, Diego ^b   Gallotti, Roberto ^b   Chiariello, Luigi ^c   Di Bartolomeo, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMPLANTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTESTINES; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REPLANTATION; SINUS OF VALSALVA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747364696     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.04.018     Document Type: Article

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