%0 Journal Article
%T Rheumatic aortic valve disease¡ªwhen and who to repair?
%A Ahmed Afifi
%A Hatem Hosny
%A Magdi Yacoub
%J Archive of "Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery".
%D 2019
%R 10.21037/acs.2019.05.01
%X Rheumatic valve disease is an endemic problem that is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality in many countries. Unlike the rheumatic mitral valve, aortic repair continues to be challenging. A thorough understanding of the underlying mechanisms; structural and functional, is essential for repair. We here describe various methods of repair and outline our favoured techniques
%K Rheumatic aortic
%K aortic repair
%K rheumatic repair
%K aortic valve repair
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6562081/