Repair of regurgitant bicuspid aortic valves: a systematic approach

Patients with bicuspid aortic valves can present with aortic insufficiency caused by cusp disease or the aortic root pathology. We present our 13-year experience with a functional and systematic approach to bicuspid aortic valve repair. Between 1995 and 2008, 122 consecutive patients (mean age, 44 +...

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Published in:	The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 140; no. 2; p. 276
Main Authors:	Boodhwani, Munir, de Kerchove, Laurent, Glineur, David, Rubay, Jean, Vanoverschelde, Jean-Louis, Noirhomme, Philippe, El Khoury, Gebrine
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.08.2010
Subjects:	Adult Aortic Valve - abnormalities Aortic Valve - diagnostic imaging Aortic Valve - surgery Aortic Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Aortic Valve Insufficiency - etiology Aortic Valve Insufficiency - mortality Aortic Valve Insufficiency - surgery Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects Cardiac Surgical Procedures - mortality Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Humans Kaplan-Meier Estimate Male Middle Aged Recurrence Reoperation Replantation Retrospective Studies Time Factors Treatment Outcome
ISSN:	1097-685X, 1097-685X
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