External aortic root support: a viable alternative treatment option? Consent and duty of candour

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George's Hospital, University of London, London, UK.
² EACTS Lawyer, Hempsons, London, UK.
³ Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Comment

Marjan Jahangiri et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017.

. 2017 May 1;51(5):1020.

doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw440.

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George's Hospital, University of London, London, UK.
² EACTS Lawyer, Hempsons, London, UK.
³ Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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Keywords: Aneurysm of aortic root; Consent; Surgery.

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Hamilton L. Hamilton L. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 May 1;51(5):1020-1021. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw442. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017. PMID: 28329089 No abstract available.
Reply to Jahangiri et al.
Treasure T, Pepper J. Treasure T, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 May 1;51(5):1021. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx051. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017. PMID: 28329398 No abstract available.

Personalized external aortic root support: a review of the current status.
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When does an 'emerging technology' emerge into the therapeutic arena? Should we be offering personalized external aortic root support?
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