title: Valve-sparing aortic root replacement.
abstract: Aortic aneurysms are rare in children and are often associated with connective tissue disorders. Because prosthetic valves are problematic in the young, operations that preserve the native aortic valve are attractive. This article describes an operative technique for valve sparing aortic root replacement that is simple and reproducible, and has probvided durable results at mid-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. dcameron@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Duke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cameron
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans