title: Long-Term Survival After Composite Mechanical Aortic Root Replacement.
abstract: This report describes the long-term follow-up of the repair of a giant ascending aneurysm using a composite graft with a mechanical valve.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Khaled E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Al-Ebrahim
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Husain H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Jabbad
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ahmad H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Alqari
keywords: Aneurysm; Aortic; Ascending; Composite root