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Valve‐Sparing Aortic Root Replacement After Cocaine‐Induced Acute Ascending Aortic Dissection
Author(s) -
Dobrilovic Nikola,
Stockwell Philip H.,
Singh Arun K.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01191.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic root , aortic dissection , cardiology , aortic valve , aortic valve replacement , aorta , stenosis
Cocaine‐induced ascending aortic dissection is being recognized with increasing frequency. We present two cases of patients treated using valve‐sparing aortic root replacement after cocaine‐induced aortic root dissection. Valve‐sparing aortic root replacement represents an alternative surgical technique that may be particularly well‐suited toward this younger, noncompliant patient population . (J Card Surg 2011;26:207‐210)