An aortic ring to standardise aortic valve repair: Preliminary results of a prospective multicentric cohort of 144 patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-154

  Lansac, Emmanuel ^a   Di Centa, Isabelle ^a   Sleilaty, Ghassan ^a   Bouchot, Olivier ^b   Arnaud Crozat, Eric ^c   Blin, Dominique ^d   Acar, Christophe ^e   Debauchez, Mathieu ^a  

^a FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^c Clinique Belledone   (France)

^d GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aortic annuloplasty; Aortic root aneurysms; Bicuspid valve; Dystrophic aortic insufficiency; Valve repair; Valve sparing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTIC ANNULOPLASTY; AORTIC VALVE REPAIR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULOPLASTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CARDIAC VALVE ANNULOPLASTY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954383883     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.01.041     Document Type: Article

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