Open AccessMortality characteristics of aortic root surgery in North America†
Author(s) -
Manuel Cáceres,
Yicheng Ma,
J. Scott Rankin,
Paramita SahaChaudhuri,
Brian R. Englum,
James S. Gammie,
Rakesh M. Suri,
Vinod H. Thourani,
F. Esmailian,
L. Czer,
John D. Puskas,
Lars G. Svensson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezu083
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , stenosis , dialysis , cardiology , surgery , aortic valve replacement , logistic regression , aortic valve stenosis , aortic valve , confidence interval , aortic root , endocarditis , aorta
Aortic root surgery is transitioning to aortic valve sparing (AVS), but little is known about the relative early outcomes of AVS versus composite graft-valve replacement (CVR). This study assessed mortality differences for AVS versus CVR to guide future practice decisions.
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