title: Aortic valve and aortic diseases: update on current treatment options.
authors.affiliation: a 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen , Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wendt
authors.affiliation: b 2 Department of Thoracic Surgery , Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Arie-Pieter
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kappetein
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000379:methods*