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Valve-sparing root reimplantation in patients with left ventricular dilation.

William L PatrickJake L RosenJoseph E BavariaSania AhmedAndrew FreasSiddharth YarlagaddaBrittany CannonAmit IyengarJohn J KellyYu ZhaoJoshua C GrimmWilson Y SzetoNimesh D Desai
Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
LV dilation is not associated with poorer operative outcomes, postoperative AI or reintervention. It is associated with an increased risk of mortality, though not from valvular dysfunction. LV dilation should not deter valve-sparing root reimplantation when otherwise indicated.
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