title: The aortic root: structure, function, and surgical reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Underwood
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: El Khoury
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deronck
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glineur
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dion
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques