Personalised External Aortic Root Support -- how to implant it?

Personalized External Aortic Root support (PEARS) is an evolving method of treatment for patients with dilated aortic root or ascending aorta. The treatment is adopted in still more centres. For the sake of the safety of the procedure a standardized surgical technique is necessary. The authors describe surgical technique of the implantation that is derived from their extensive experience.