The evolution of aortic root surgery for Marfan syndrome

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 353-355

  Treasure, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artic root replacement; Marfan syndrome; Valve sparing surgery

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GELATIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA GRAFT; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; ASCENDING AORTA SURGERY; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FATALITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HYPOTENSION; MARFAN SYNDROME; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR SUTURE; VASODILATATION;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MARFAN SYNDROME; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649318308     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.232611     Document Type: Editorial

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