Geometric orientation of the aortic neoroot in patients with raphed bicuspid aortic valve disease undergoing primary cusp repair and a root reimplantation procedure†
Vallabhajosyula P, Szeto WY, Komlo CM, Ryan LP, Wallen TJ, Gorman RC, Desai ND, Bavaria JE. Geometric orientation of the aortic neoroot in patients with raphed bicuspid aortic valve disease undergoing primary cusp repair and a root reimplantation procedure†. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2013, 45: 174-180. PMID: 23832833, PMCID: PMC3889626, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBicuspid aortic valve diseaseAortic insufficiencyAortic valve diseaseCusp repairTransvalvular gradientRoot reimplantationValve diseasePeak gradientAnnular circumferenceFive-year actuarial survivalHigh transvalvular gradientsEffective surgical treatmentAortic root reimplantationType IActuarial freedomActuarial survivalAortic reoperationBAV repairHospital mortalityPreoperative characteristicsRenal failureRetrospective reviewSurgical treatmentEntire cohortAI patients