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Royal Brompton Hospital: heart surgery expertise

London, United Kingdom · Valve-sparing root surgery with wider aortic expertise

Research by Yevhenii Kozlov · Co-Founder of BookimedUpdated 8 October 2026Sources linked throughout

At a glance

Royal Brompton’s Ulrich Rosendahl profile includes preserving the aortic valve during root replacement, repair of other valves and surgery on the arch and thoraco-abdominal aorta. Its scope is especially relevant when valve disease overlaps with aneurysm, inherited disease or previous surgery.

Root and native valve

Valve-sparing root replacement treats the enlarged root while retaining suitable valve tissue.

Sources: Ulrich Rosendahl — clinical expertise and Royal Brompton location

Inherited and extensive disease

The profile includes Marfan and Loeys–Dietz syndromes, arch disease and thoraco-abdominal aortic surgery.

Sources: Ulrich Rosendahl — clinical expertise and Royal Brompton location

Repeat reconstruction

Repeat heart and aortic operations are stated areas of Rosendahl’s practice.

Sources: Ulrich Rosendahl — clinical expertise and Royal Brompton location

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Ulrich Rosendahl’s Royal Brompton practice includes valve-sparing aortic-root replacement and reconstruction of the wider aorta. This is relevant when an aneurysm overlaps with valve disease, a previous operation or a connective-tissue disorder.

Sources: Ulrich Rosendahl — clinical expertise and Royal Brompton location · Mr Ulrich Rosendahl | Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals

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