Intraoperative conversion after surgical failure: an overlooked complication of aortic root replacement in Marfan patients?

Irina V Volguina; Scott A LeMaire; Laura C Palmero; D Craig Miller; Joseph S Coselli

Intraoperative conversion after surgical failure: an overlooked complication of aortic root replacement in Marfan patients?

Tex Heart Inst J. 2011;38(6):684-6.

Authors

Irina V Volguina¹, Scott A LeMaire, Laura C Palmero, D Craig Miller, Joseph S Coselli

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. volguina@bcm.edu

PMID: 22199436
PMCID: PMC3233342

No abstract available

Keywords: Aorta, thoracic/surgery; Marfan syndrome/complications/surgery; aortic valve/surgery; heart valve prosthesis implantation; heart valves/surgery.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aorta / surgery*
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Intraoperative Period
Male
Marfan Syndrome / surgery*
Treatment Outcome
United States
Young Adult