Aortic valve sparing operations: an update
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Aortic valve sparing operations: an updatea Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Toronto Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Address reprint requests to Dr David, 200 Elizabeth St, 13EN219, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4 e−mail: aats@torhosp.toronto.on.ca Presented at the Aortic Surgery Symposium VI, April 30–May 1, 1998, New York, NY. Background. Aortic valve sparing operations in patients with ascending aorta and/or aortic root aneurysms have been performed for a decade in our institution. Initially only patients with normal aortic valve leaflets had these operations, but more recently we utilized them in patients with prolapse of a single leaflet and in those with a bicuspid aortic valve. This article is an update on the clinical results of these operations. Methods. From May 1988 to December 1997, 126 patients with ascending aorta and/or aortic root aneurysms and aortic insufficiency underwent replacement of the ascending aorta with reconstruction of the aortic root and preservation of the native aortic valve. There were 85 men and 41 women, with a mean age of 54 years (range, 14 to 84). Results. There were 3 operative deaths due to cardiac failure. Patients were followed from 2 to 117 months, with a mean of 31. There were 11 late deaths: 7 cardiovascular and 4 from unrelated causes. The actuarial survival was 72 ± 8% at 7 years. Two patients required aortic valve replacement; the freedom from aortic valve replacement was 97 ± 2% at 7 years. Doppler echocardiography revealed absent, trivial or mild aortic insufficiency in most patients; only 9 patients had moderate aortic insufficiency. Conclusions. Aortic valve sparing operations are feasible in most patients with ascending aorta and/or aortic root aneurysms who have normal or near normal aortic leaflets. The functional results of the repaired aortic valve are excellent, and the repair appears to be durable. Комментарии
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