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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:724
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, 300 South Hawthorne Rd Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1096, USA

e-mail: nkon@wfubmc.edu

This article addresses the common finding when doing aortic valve surgery: an ascending aorta which is dilated, and the question that comes to the surgeon’s mind is whether or not to replace the aorta. There is the worry that progressive dilation of the ascending aorta will lead to further problems for the patient, specifically aneurysmal formation or aortic dissection at a later date. This article describes two techniques to handle a dilated ascending aorta at time of aortic valve replacement for . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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