Failing stentless aortic valves: Redo aortic root replacement or valve in a valve?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 495-504

  Finch, Jonathan ^a   Roussin, Isabelle ^a   Pepper, John ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Stentless AVR aortic root redo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BIOPROSTHESIS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAILING STENTLESS AORTIC VALVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PARAPROSTHETIC LEAK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REDO ROOT REPLACEMENT; REOPERATION; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVE IN VALVE PROCEDURE;

AGED; ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873688702     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs335     Document Type: Article

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