The Relationship Between Neo-Aortic Root Dilation, Insufficiency, and Reintervention Following the Ross Procedure in Infants, Children, and Young Adults

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1806-1812

  Pasquali, Sara K ^a   Cohen, Meryl S ^a   Shera, David ^a   Wernovsky, Gil ^a   Spray, Thomas L ^a   Marino, Bradley S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247264929     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.071     Document Type: Article

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