Comparison of Reduction Ascending Aortoplasty and Ascending Aortic Replacement for Bicuspid Valve Related Aortopathy in Young Adult Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement-Long-Term Follow-Up

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 337-342

  Conaglen, Paul ^a   Luthra, Suvitesh ^a   Skillington, Peter ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Aortopathy; Dacron; Follow up studies; Heart surgery; Long term effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA SURGERY; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRON IMPLANT; DACRON VASCULAR PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROSS PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149116108     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.03.049     Document Type: Article

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