What is aortic root enlargement in Cardiovascular Surgery?

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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a minimally invasive procedure to replace the aortic valve without open surgery.

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Surgical technique to increase the size of the aortic annulus and root to accommodate a larger prosthetic valve.

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aortic root enlargement IVT	Technical Term	Professional	Surgical technique to increase the size of the aortic annulus and root to accomm...

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