Getting to the root of the matter: management of the aortic root in Type A aortic dissection

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Aug;50(2):230-1. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw085. Epub 2016 Mar 23.

Authors

Elizabeth H Stephens¹, Michael A Borger²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
² Division of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA mb3851@cumc.columbia.edu.

PMID: 27009104
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw085

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic dissection; Aortic root; Bentall; Valve-sparing aortic replacement.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Dissection / surgery*
Humans
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*