Aortic root enlargement does not increase the surgical risk and short-term patient outcome
Objective: To analyze the short-term outcome of aortic root enlargement (ARE) using death and adverse events as end points. Methods: From January 1999 through December 2009, 3339 patients were subjected to aortic valve replacement (AVR). A total of 678 were considered to have small aortic roots (SAR...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/942 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/942 |