The fate of the pulmonary autograft in the aortic position: Experience and results of 98 patients in twelve years

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 334-338

  Valeske, K ^a   Muller M ^a   Hijjeh, N ^a   Bauer, J ^a   Boning A ^a   Schranz, D ^a   Akinturk H ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

aortic disease; heart disease; heart valve surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA; AORTA DISEASE; AORTIC ROOT DILATATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PACEMAKER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; ROSS PROCEDURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; GERMANY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956736271     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249923     Document Type: Article

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