title: Reconstructive surgery of the aortic valve.
abstract: Reconstructive surgery of the aortic valve is a safe alternative to aortic valve replacement in many patients with aortic regurgitation, with satisfactory durability and an overall and cardiovascular survival advantage. It is also associated with higher rates of freedom from valve-related and anticoagulation-related events.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Damascus University Cardiac Surgery Hospital, Damascus, Syria.
authors.forename: Mohammad Bashar
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Izzat
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome