title: Reoperative reimplantation procedure after previous remodeling in a patient with Marfan syndrome.
abstract: A 43-year-old man with Marfan syndrome presented with recurrent aortic root dilatation and aortic regurgitation at ten years after a remodeling (Yacoub) procedure. Herein is described a reoperative valve-sparing procedure employing the reimplantation technique (David procedure) used in the treatment of this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium. hechadijawad@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jawad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hechadi
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Kerchove
authors.forename: Hunaid A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Vohra
authors.forename: Gebrine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: El Khoury
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome