Scientific article
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Aortic valve repair by cusp extension with the use of fresh autologous pericardium in children with rheumatic aortic insufficiency

Published inJournal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, vol. 118, no. 2, p. 225-236
Publication date1999
Abstract

Our goal was to evaluate the midterm results of aortic valve repair by a more sophisticated tailoring of cusp extension-taking into account the dimensions of the native aortic cusps-with the use of fresh autologous pericardium.

Keywords
  • Adolescent
  • Aortic Valve/surgery/ultrasonography
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency/etiology/physiopathology/surgery
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Ventricles/physiopathology/ultrasonography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pericardium/transplantation
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease/complications/physiopathology/surgery
  • Transplantation, Autologous
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Function, Left
Citation (ISO format)
KALANGOS, Afksendiyos et al. Aortic valve repair by cusp extension with the use of fresh autologous pericardium in children with rheumatic aortic insufficiency. In: Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 1999, vol. 118, n° 2, p. 225–236. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5223(99)70212-6
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