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The Yacoub Operation

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Surgical Management of Aortic Pathology

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This year marks the 35th anniversary of the introduction of the Yacoub operation and the concept of valve-preserving restorative operations for aneurysms of the ascending aorta and root, in 1982. This has aroused a fair amount of debate and controversy coupled with refinements and experience. We here summarise some of these issues.

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  1. National Heart and Lung Institute Imperial College London, London, UK

    Magdi Yacoub & Heba Aguib

  2. Harefield Heart Science Centre, Magdi Yacoub Institute, Harefield, Middlesex, UK

    Magdi Yacoub

  3. Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation, Cairo, Egypt

    Magdi Yacoub

  4. Biomedical Engineering and Innovation Laboratory at Aswan Heart Centre, Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation, Cairo, Egypt

    Heba Aguib

  5. Cardiac Surgery Department, Laboratory at Aswan Heart Centre, Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation, Cairo, Egypt

    Ahmed Afifi

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  3. Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

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Yacoub, M., Aguib, H., Afifi, A. (2019). The Yacoub Operation. In: Stanger, O., Pepper, J., Svensson, L. (eds) Surgical Management of Aortic Pathology. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4874-7_52

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