title: Reoperations versus primary operation on the aortic root: a propensity score analysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, "G. Mazzini" Hospital, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berretta
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, S.Orsola-Malpighi-Hospital-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Marco
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, S.Orsola-Malpighi-Hospital-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pacini
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, S.Orsola-Malpighi-Hospital-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cefarelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, S.Orsola-Malpighi-Hospital-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alfonsi
authors.affiliation: GVM Care and Research, Maria Eleonora Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castrovinci
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, "G. Mazzini" Hospital, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Eusanio
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, S.Orsola-Malpighi-Hospital-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Bartolomeo
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D057216:Propensity Score; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*