To Spare or Not to Spare…? The Aortic Valve in Scleroderma and Aortic Root Aneurysm

Acute valve-sparing procedures are effective in the treatment of aortic root dilation when there is no valve pathology. In this review, we discuss the role of aortic valve-sparing procedures in the presence of connective tissue disorders such as scleroderma. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12239 (J Card Surg 2014;29:55-58)