Aortic disease is the main cause of death among patients with Marfan syndrome. Before the
development of open surgery, most patients died in the fourth decade of life. Improvements …

Aneurysms of the aortic root and ascending aorta are often due to degenerative disease of
media. Aneurysm of the aortic root often affects patients in their second to fourth decades of …

OBJECTIVES: This study was undertaken to examine clinical and echocardiographic
outcomes of aortic valve–sparing operations to treat aortic root aneurysms. METHODS: From …

OBJECTIVES: We compared aortic root reconstructions using conduits with biological valves
and mechanical valves. METHODS: Of 597 patients (1995–2008), 307 (mean age 71 years …

OBJECTIVE: We suggest standardizing aortic valve repair using a physiologic approach by
associating root remodeling with resuspension of the cusp effective height and external …

OBJECTIVE: The Valsalva graft is a specifically designed Dacron graft that, on implantation
and pressurization, generates pseudosinuses of Valsalva. We reviewed a multicenter …

Objectives: Multiplicity of aortic valve repair or sparing techniques results in a lack of
standardisation, limiting widespread adoption of such procedures. To treat dilated diameters …

BACKGROUND: The David reimplantation procedure is the preferred method of preserving
tricuspid aortic valves during aortic root replacement. We report the results of a simplified …

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In the development of a complex process with multiple iterations, a point may be reached
when the next best step is simplification. The pre-emptive management of the Marfan aortic …