title: Aortic valve sparing operations: basic concepts.
abstract: Aortic valve sparing surgery offers a unique opportunity to save the normal aortic valve in patients who require surgery for aortic root disease such as aneurysms, annuloaortic ectasia or aortic dissection. The surgical anatomy of the aortic root and the basic concepts of aortic valve sparing surgery are reviewed to provide surgeons and cardiologists a better understanding of when such operations might be suitable.
authors.affiliation: Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Room 14EN-205, 200 Elizabeth Street, Room 14EN-205, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada. chris.feindel@uhn.on.ca
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Feindel
authors.forename: Tirone E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*