The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 4 , Pages 836-844 , October 2010

Aortic valve repair by cusp extension for rheumatic aortic insufficiency in children: Long-term results and impact of extension material

Read at the 90th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1–5, 2010.

  • Patrick O. Myers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Patrick O. Myers, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva University Hospital and School of Medicine, 4, rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
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  • Cécile Tissot, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Children's Hospital and Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Jan T. Christenson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Yacine Aggoun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Children's Hospital and Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Afksendiyos Kalangos, MD, PhD, FECTS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

Received 13 January 2010 ,Revised 22 March 2010 ,Accepted 28 June 2010.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00685-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.036

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 4 , Pages 836-844 , October 2010

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