Open AccessLong-term follow-up of patients undergoing aortic root enlargement for insertion of a larger prosthesis
Author(s) -
Pedro Miguel Alves Ribeiro Correia,
Gonçalo F. Coutinho,
Carlos Branco,
Manuel J. Antunes
Publication year - 2016
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/ezv487
Subject(s) - medicine , prosthesis , aortic root , concomitant , aortic valve replacement , aortic valve , surgery , body surface area , cardiology , aorta , stenosis
To evaluate the long-term survival of patients undergoing aortic root enlargement (ARE) compared with those with small aortic root (SAR), exploring risk factors for late mortality as well as the influence of patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM).
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