Time to rethink about prophylactic aortic root surgery in patients with Marfan's syndrome
In a Marfan patient without risk factors, guidelines, updated once in a while, express a relatively conservative attitude with regard to the maximum ascending aortic diameter limit, so far generally accepted up to 5 cm.[1] However, the prospect of a dilating ascending aorta remains a matter of conce...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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The thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
Year: 2019, Volume: 68, Issue: 4, Pages: 330 |
| ISSN: | 1439-1902 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0039-1678681 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1678681 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1678681 
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| Author Notes: | Matthias Karck |
| Summary: | In a Marfan patient without risk factors, guidelines, updated once in a while, express a relatively conservative attitude with regard to the maximum ascending aortic diameter limit, so far generally accepted up to 5 cm.[1] However, the prospect of a dilating ascending aorta remains a matter of concern and therefore a “moving target” for geneticists, physicians, and especially for surgeons... |
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| Item Description: | Epub 2019 Feb 28 Gesehen am 08.12.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1439-1902 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0039-1678681 |