Publication details
Personalized External Aortic Root Support - how to implant it
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Acta Chirurgica Belgica |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00015458.2021.2008611 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00015458.2021.2008611 |
| Keywords | Aortic root dilatation; ascending aorta dilatation; PEARS; surgical technique |
| Description | Personalized External Aortic Root Support (PEARS) is an evolving method of treatment for patients with a dilated aortic root or ascending aorta. This treatment is being adopted in an increasing number of centres. For the sake of the safety of the procedure a standardized surgical technique is necessary. The authors describe a surgical technique of implantation that is derived from their extensive experience. |