Surgery of the ascending aorta: five years' experience at a regional cardiac centre.

n=31 patients undergoing replacement of the ascending aorta, with or without aortic valve surgery. Indications included aneurysmal dilatation of the ascending aorta causing aortic regurgitation and acute dissection. 11 patients had features of Marfan's syndrome.

Replacement of the ascending aorta, with or without aortic valve surgery (using either a combined valve prosthesis and synthetic tube graft with reimplantation of the coronary ostia, or separate prostheses leaving coronary ostia undisturbed).

Hospital mortalityhard clinical