The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages 950-956 , April 2009

Aortic root morphology in patients undergoing percutaneous aortic valve replacement: Evidence of aortic root remodeling

  • Mateen Akhtar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • E. Murat Tuzcu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Samir R. Kapadia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Roy K. Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Eric E. Roselli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Sandra Halliburton, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Vikram Kurra, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Division of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Paul Schoenhagen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Division of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Srikanth Sola, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Division of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Srikanth Sola, MD, FACC, FAHA, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk F-15, Cleveland, OH 44195.

Received 25 May 2008 ,Revised 16 July 2008 ,Accepted 31 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.062

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages 950-956 , April 2009

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