Surgery of the aortic root: should we go for the valve-sparing root reconstruction or the composite graft-valve replacement is still the first choice of treatment for these patients?

Surgery of the aortic root: should we go for the valve-sparing root reconstruction or the composite graft-valve replacement is still the first choice of treatment for these patients?

AbstractObjective:To compare the results of the root reconstruction with the aortic valve-sparing operation versus composite graftvalve replacement.Methods:From January 2002 to October 2013, 324 patients underwent aortic root reconstruction. They were 263 composite graft-valve replacement and 61 aor...

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Main Authors: Fernando de Azevedo Lamana, Ricardo Ribeiro Dias, Jose Augusto Duncan, Leandro Batisti de Faria, Luiz Marcelo Sa Malbouisson, Luciano de Figueiredo Borges, Charles Mady, Fábio Biscegli Jatene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2015-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Aneurisma da Aorta Torácica
Doenças da Aorta
Aorta Torácica
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardiovasculares
Aneurisma Aórtico
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