Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Apr 2014
Long-term results of aortic valve resuspension in patients with aortic valve insufficiency and aortic root aneurysm.
'The David technique' may provide an alternative to conduit implantation in patients with an aneurysm of the ascending aorta and aortic valve insufficiency. ⋯ Aortic valve sparing to treat patients with an ascending aortic aneurysm with aortic valve insufficiency is a durable procedure. Aortic valve function remains stable for many years. Valve-related complications are rare, and the rate of reoperations is not increased in comparison to conduit root replacement.