Surgery for treatment of this aortopathy entailing aortic root replacement was assessed in this single institution retrospective study of 34 children. 90% had valve sparing surgery; there was no operative mortality. Reintervention is commonly needed, and frequent surveillance imaging is recommended.
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Aortic Root Replacement for Children With Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Nishant D. Patel, Diane Alejo, Todd Crawford, Narutoshi Hibino, Harry C. Dietz, Duke E. Cameron, Luca A. Vricella
