(Outcomes of personalised external aortic root support implantation in 100 patients in the Czech Republic)

Dilatation of the aortic root and/or ascending aorta is associated with an increased risk of acute dissection. Personalized external aortic root support (PEARS) is a new method that was introduced in last years for these patients without any signiﬁ cant valve disease who do not fulﬁ l the criteria for aortic root or ascending aorta replacement. It is a custom-made macroporous mesh that stabilises the aortic wall. We