Personalised external aortic root support (PEARS)

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Personalised external aortic root support (PEARS) is a procedure is where a computer designed mesh sleeve is manufactured to match the aortic root and aortic morphology of the individual patient and then placed to repair pathological aortic morphology such as those with Marfan syndrome. It was initially as a conservative approach in 2004.

-Personalised external aortic root support (PEARS) is a procedure is where a computer designed mesh sleeve is manufactured to match the aortic root and aortic morphology of the individual patient and then placed to repair pathological aortic morphology such as those with <a title="Marfan syndrome" href="/articles/marfan-syndrome">Marfan syndrome</a>. It was initially as a conservative approach in 2004.
+Personalised external aortic root support (PEARS) is a procedure is where a computer designed mesh sleeve is manufactured to match the aortic root and aortic morphology of the individual patient and then placed to repair pathological aortic morphology such as those with <a href="/articles/marfan-syndrome">Marfan syndrome</a>. It was initially as a conservative approach in 2004.

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1. Treasure T, Takkenberg JJ, Golesworthy T, Rega F, Petrou M, Rosendahl U, Mohiaddin R, Rubens M, Thornton W, Lees B, Pepper J. Personalised external aortic root support (PEARS) in Marfan syndrome: analysis of 1-9 year outcomes by intention-to-treat in a cohort of the first 30 consecutive patients to receive a novel tissue and valve-conserving procedure, compared with the published results of aortic root replacement. (2014) Heart (British Cardiac Society). 100 (12): 969-75. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304913">doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304913</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24395977">Pubmed</a>
2. Correction. (2015) Circulation. 131 (24): e535. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000219">doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000219</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26078378">Pubmed</a>

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