Behçet’s disease: successful aortic root reconstruction in severely dilated aortoventricular junction after aortic valve replacement with novel surgical method – case report
Abstract Background Behçet’s disease is an auto-inflammatory disorder categorized as a primer systemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology. Genetic factors, infectious agents and the irregularity of T-cell homeostasis are presumed to be responsible for the emergence of Behçet’s disease. Characteristic s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01467-1 |