title: Valve-sparing aortic root replacement after cocaine-induced acute ascending aortic dissection.
abstract: Cocaine-induced ascending aortic dissection is being recognized with increasing frequency. We present two cases of patients treated using valve-sparing aortic root replacement after cocaine-induced aortic root dissection. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement represents an alternative surgical technique that may be particularly well-suited toward this younger, noncompliant patient population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. ndobrilovic@lifespan.org
authors.forename: Nikola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dobrilovic
authors.forename: Philip H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Stockwell
authors.forename: Arun K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*