Preliminary results following reinforcement of the pulmonary autograft to prevent dilatation after the Ross procedure

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 472-475

  Carrel, Thierry ^a   Schwerzmann, Markus ^a   Eckstein, Friedrich ^a   Aymard, Thierry ^a   Kadner, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DACRON IMPLANT; DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REOPERATION; ROSS PROCEDURE; TRANSLUMINAL VALVULOPLASTY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; PULMONARY VALVE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 48649094416     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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