Aortic root enlargement in patients undergoing mitral and aortic replacement: early outcomes in a sub-Saharan population

Aortic root enlargement in patients undergoing mitral and aortic replacement: early outcomes in a sub-Saharan population

IntroductionAortic root enlargement (ARE) is often required to avoid patient–prosthesis mismatch (PPM) in young patients undergoing aortic surgery, including those undergoing combined mitral and aortic valve replacement (double valve replacement, DVR). Adding ARE to DVR may increase the operative ri...

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Main Authors: Charles Mve Mvondo, Carole Tchokouani Djientcheu, Laurence Carole Ngo Yon, Douglas Nkomo Banga, Richard Mbele, Amos Bella Ela, Alessandro Giamberti, Alessandro Frigiola, Alain Patrick Menanga, Vincent De Paul Djientcheu, Marcelin Ngowe Ngowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
aortic root enlargement
valve replacement
patient–prosthesis mismatch
sub-Saharan Africa
rheumatic disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1239032/full

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