Aortic valve-sparing operations: State of the art

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 102-106

  Schmitto, Jan D ^a   Mokashi, Suyog A ^a   Chen, Frederick Y ^a   Chen, Edward P ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic root reconstruction; Aortic valve; David; Valve sparing operations; Yacoub

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTIC ROOT REIMPLANTATION; AORTIC ROOT REMODELING; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS;

EID: 76749155454     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e328335ffc8     Document Type: Review

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