Toward Predictable Repair of Regurgitant Aortic Valves. A Systematic Morphology-Directed Approach to Bicommissural Repair

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-49

  Pettersson, Gösta B ^a   Crucean, Adrian C ^a   Savage, Robert ^a   Halley, Carmel M ^a   Grimm, Richard A ^a   Svensson, Lars G ^a   Naficy, Sepehre ^a   Gillinov, A Marc ^a   Feng, Jingyuan ^a   Blackstone, Eugene H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic surgery; aortic valve repair; echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 45449093212     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.073     Document Type: Article

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