Redo aortic root surgery for failure of an aortic homograft is a major technical challenge

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 989-994

  Joudinaud, Thomas M ^a   Baron, Franck ^a   Raffoul, Richard ^a   Pagis, Bruno ^b   Vergnat, Mathieu ^a   Parisot, Caroline ^a   Hvass, Ulrik ^a   Nataf, Patrick R ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hôpital du Taaone   (France)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Homograft; Redo surgery; Surgical technique; Valve disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLEEDING; CALCIFICATION; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43049181922     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.01.054     Document Type: Article

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