Complications after aortic valve repair and valve-sparing procedures.

Van Dyck, Michel;Glineur, David;de Kerchove, Laurent;El Khoury, Gebrine
(2013) Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery — Vol. 2, n° 1, p. 130-139 (2013)

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  • Van Dyck, MichelUCLouvain
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  • Glineur, DavidUCLouvain
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  • de Kerchove, LaurentUCLouvain
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  • El Khoury, GebrineUCLouvain
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(en) Introduction : In patients with chronic isolated aortic insufficiency (AI), surgical indications are based on presence of symptoms, severity of AI, left ventricle (LV) dysfunction or severe LV dilatation. Once deemed necessary, surgery will usually consist of valve replacement with a mechanical or a biological prosthesis. However, aortic valve (AV) repair can now be considered in surgical centers that have developed the appropriate technical expertise, gained experience in patient selection and have demonstrated outcomes equivalent to those obtained with AV replacement. [...]
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Van Dyck, M., Glineur, D., de Kerchove, L., & El Khoury, G. (2013). Complications after aortic valve repair and valve-sparing procedures. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2(1), 130-139. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2012.12.03 (Original work published 2013)