Intraoperative conversion after surgical failure: An overlooked complication of aortic root replacement in Marfan patients?

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 684-686

  Volguina, Irina V ^a,b   LeMaire, Scott A ^a,b   Palmero, Laura C ^a,b   Craig Miller, D ^c   Coselli, Joseph S ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Aortic valve surgery; Heart valve prosthesis implantation; Heart valves surgery; Marfan syndrome complications surgery; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REOPERATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858196917     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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