Mid-Term Experience With 1,196 Ozaki Procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Introduced in 2007, the Ozaki procedure-templated cusp replacement with autologous pericardium-is a new option for treating aortic valve disease. Mid-term outcomes and valve performance have not yet been reported.

Objectives

This study assesses longitudinal hemodynamics, left ventricular reverse remodeling, reoperation, and survival in the original Ozaki cohort.

Methods

1,196 patients underwent Ozaki procedures (60% male, age 11-90 years) at Toho University Ohashi Medical Center from April 2007 to May 2021: 2.4% had infective endocarditis, 27% had bicuspid valves, 54% had aortic stenosis, 24% had aortic regurgitation, 7.3% had mixed lesions, and 46% underwent concomitant procedures. Clinical outcomes, echocardiograms, and follow-up data (50% followed >3.2 y

SUBMITTER: Ozaki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12589979 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature