Should root replacement with aortic valve-sparing be offered to patients with bicuspid valves or severe aortic regurgitation?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 515-522

  Badiu, Catalin Constantin ^a   Eichinger, Walter ^b   Bleiziffer, Sabine ^a   Hermes, Grit ^a   Hettich, Ina ^a   Krane, Markus ^a   Bauernschmitt, Robert ^a   Lange, Rüdiger ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aorta; Aortic valve; Valve lesions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; AORTIC VALVE REPAIR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REIMPLANTATION; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957894364     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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