Does the residual aorta dilate after replacement of the bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aorta?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is known to be associated with progressive ascending aortic dilatation, the fate of the residual aorta after aortic valve and ascending aorta surgery is unknown. We reviewed surgical outcomes and explored serial changes in the size of the sinus of Valsalva (SOV) and distal ascending aorta (DAAo) in 89 patients with a BAV undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) and graft replacement (GR) of the ascending aorta.

Methods

We retrospectively examined patients who underwent AVR and GR of the ascending aorta for BAV-and related disease and thoracic aortic dilatation at our institution between January 2009 and December 2018. Patients who underwent AVR alone or required intervention for the aortic root and aortic arch and patients w

SUBMITTER: Yoshioka Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10089858 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature