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| Prior to 1968, surgeons could only replace the diseased aortic valve in Marfan patients and attempt to replace the dilated aortic root above the coronary arteries as depicted in this Frank Netter illustration. The proximal end of the Dacron graft had to be anastomosed to a very thin friable aneurysm wall and therefore the overall surgical results were very poor. | ||
