How to achieve an aortic root remodelling by performing an aortic root reimplantation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Maselli, Daniele ^a   Weltert, Luca ^a   Scaffa, Raffaele ^a   De Paulis, Ruggero ^a  

^a EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic root; Reimplantation; Remodelling; Valve sparing

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873137723     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs447     Document Type: Article

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