Prophylactic replacement of a dilated ascending aorta at the time of aortic valve replacement of a dysfunctioning congenitally unicuspid or bicuspid aortic valve

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1371-1372

  Roberts, William Clifford ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA SURGERY; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ASCENDING AORTA; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; DILATED ASCENDING AORTA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; UNICUSPID AORTIC VALVE;

AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 80054686430     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.08.016     Document Type: Editorial

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