Aortic valve-sparing operations for aortic root and ascending aortic aneurysms

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 497-503

  Fazel, Shafie S ^a   David, Tirone E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aortic root aneurysm; Aortic valve; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ASCENDING AORTA; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; HUMANS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 35148828149     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e3282efa0f4     Document Type: Review

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