Valve-sparing replacement of the aortic root can be successfully performed in a 2-year-old child with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
Supports feasibility of valve-sparing aortic root replacement in toddlers with Loeys-Dietz syndrome; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a newly recognized constellation that presents with aortic aneurysm or dissection similar to Marfan's syndrome. We describe successful surgical treatment in a 2-year-old with the syndrome in whom we performed a valve-sparing replacement of the aortic root because of significant dilation of the aortic root and the ascending aorta.
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