Clinical introduction of a novel prosthesis for valve-preserving aortic root reconstruction for annuloaortic ectasia

Objective: Most patients with annuloaortic ectasia are young. They are at risk for complications related to a lifetime of anticoagulation when composite grafts containing mechanical valves are used for reconstruction. The majority of patients have near normal valve cusps. Valve-preserving techniques...

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