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Midterm outcome of valve-sparing aortic root replacement in inherited connective tissue disorders.
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Nov 2011
Tanaka Hiroshi, Ogino Hitoshi, Matsuda Hitoshi, Minatoya Kenji, Sasaki Hiroaki, Iba Yutaka
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study determined the midterm outcome of valve-sparing aortic root replacement for patients with inherited connective tissue disorders. METHODS: From 1993 to 2008, 94 patients underwent valve-sparing aortic root replacement. Sixty patients (64%), average age 33 years (range, 15 to 61 years), had inherited connective tissue disorders: Marfan syndrome, 54 (92%); Loeys-Dietz syndrome, 5 (8%); and...
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