Reimplantation is Better Than Remodeling for Connective Tissue Disorders: Contrarian View

Lognathen Balacumaraswami of the Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent, UK, presents a discussion on reimplantation versus remodeling for the treatment of connective tissue disorders. He discusses the principles of reimplantation, long-term outcomes for reimplantation versus remodeling, and the techniques and complications of reimplantation.

This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This content is published with the permission of SCTS. Please click here for more information on SCTS educational programs.

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