Background A major, life-limiting feature of Marfan syndrome (MFS) is the presence of
aneurysmal disease. Cardiovascular intervention has dramatically improved the life …

Objective To compare the 1-year results after aortic valve-sparing (AVS) or valve-replacing
(AVR) aortic root replacement from a prospective, international registry of 316 patients with …

OBJECTIVES Valve-sparing root replacement (VSRR) is thought to reduce the rate of
thromboembolic and bleeding events compared with aortic root replacement using a …

Context Surgical treatment of aortic root aneurysm in Marfan syndrome (MFS) patients.
Objective To compare results of total root replacement versus valve-sparing aortic root …

Objective The objective of this study was to compare midterm outcomes of aortic valve-
replacing root replacement (AVR) and aortic valve-sparing root replacement (AVS) …

Objectives Prophylactic aortic root replacement improves survival in patients with Marfan
syndrome with aortic root aneurysms, but the optimal procedure remains undefined …

OBJECTIVE: A prospective, international registry study was initiated to provide
contemporary comparative data on short-term clinical outcomes after aortic valve-sparing …

Objectives: Although the aortic-valve-sparing (AVS) reimplantation technique according to
David has shown favorable durability results in mid-term and long-term studies, composite …

Background The usefulness of aortic valve sparing operations to treat aortic root aneurysm
in patients with Marfan syndrome (MS) remains controversial. Objectives The purpose of this …

Background: In many cardiac units, aortic valve-sparing operations have become the
preferred surgical procedure to treat aortic root aneurysm in patients with Marfan syndrome …