Aortic Annulus Diameter Affects Durability of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
Vallabhajosyula P, Komlo CM, Szeto WY, Rhode T, Menon R, Desai ND, Bavaria JE. Aortic Annulus Diameter Affects Durability of the Repaired Bicuspid Aortic Valve. The Journal Of Heart Valve Disease 2015, 24: 412-9. PMID: 26897808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAortic ValveAortic Valve InsufficiencyBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseCardiac Valve AnnuloplastyChi-Square DistributionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHeart Valve DiseasesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRecurrenceReplantationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsValve-sparing root reimplantationFive-year freedomSubcommissural annuloplastyAnnular diameterSCA groupAI gradeSCA subgroupsBicuspid aortic valve repairAortic insufficiency gradeAortic annular diameterBicuspid aortic valveAortic annulus diameterAortic valve repairBAV repairVSRR groupVSRR patientsMidterm outcomesBAV patientsAortic annulusRetrospective reviewRoot reimplantationValve repairAortic valveUnivariate analysisAnnulus diameter