Valve sparing aortic root replacement in elderly patients with annulo-aortic ectasia.

CONCLUSIONS: Similar early and late outcomes were achieved in elder VSSR patients compared with younger patients. A better postoperative valve performance was demonstrated in VSSR patients than patients undergoing valve-replacement.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - December 7, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Yokawa K, Ikeno Y, Koda Y, Henmi S, Matsueda T, Takahashi H, Nakai H, Yamanaka K, Gotake Y, Tanaka H, Okita Y Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research