Impact of positional relationship of commissures on cusp function after valve-sparing root replacement for regurgitant bicuspid aortic valve [ADULT CARDIAC]
CONCLUSIONS
In terms of freedom from aortic regurgitation and valve function, similar outcomes were achieved in both despite different repair techniques used for fixation of commissures during valve-sparing aortic root replacement in BAV. However, attention should be paid to patients with 180° commissural reposition because of a trend towards higher TVPG.
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Miyahara, S., Abe, N., Matsueda, T., Izawa, N., Yamazato, T., Nomura, Y., Kitamura, A., Sato, S., Takahashi, H., Inoue, T., Matsumori, M., Okita, Y. Tags: Pericardium, Basic research vascular ADULT CARDIAC Source Type: research
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