Aortic root surgery: From valve sparing to 'spare and plasty'

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 513-514

  De Paulis, Ruggero ^a  

^a EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic root; Root pathologies; Valve sparing procedure

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; DACRON IMPLANT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEART VALVE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMPLANTATION; REOPERATION; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRICUSPID VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; HUMANS;

EID: 77957922097     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.09.035     Document Type: Editorial

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