title: Recurrent aortic regurgitation after valve-sparing aortic root replacement due to dilatation of a previously implanted Valsalva graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan ys46421g@ncvc.go.jp.
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seike
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minatoya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Recurrent aortic regurgitation; Valsalva graft; Valve-sparing aortic root replacement