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Aortic root replacement in the setting of a mildly dilated nonsyndromic ascending aorta.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Cangut B; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; Greason KL; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Electronic address: greason.kevin@mayo.edu.; Todd A; Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; Arghami A; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; Krishnan P; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; Crestanello JA; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; Stulak JM; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; Dearani JA; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; Schaff HV; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Source
Publisher: Mosby Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0376343 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1097-685X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00225223 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Objective: There is controversy on how to address mild aortic root dilation during concomitant aortic valve replacement: composite aortic valve conduit replacement or separate ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement. We reviewed our experience to address the issue.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 778 adult nonsyndromic patients with aortic root diameter 55 mm or less who received replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve from January 1994 to June 2017. Patients were divided into 2 groups based on the type of aortic root intervention: composite aortic valve conduit replacement in 406 patients (52%) and separate ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement in 372 patients (48%). Propensity matching was used to mitigate differences in baseline patient characteristics and produced 188 matched pairs.
Results: Sinus of Valsalva diameter was 43 mm (39-47). Operative mortality occurred in 3 patients (2%) in the composite aortic valve conduit replacement group and in 5 patients (3%) in the separate ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement group (P = .470). Median follow-up was 9.6 years (8.4-10.1). Long-term mortality was similar in the 2 groups (P = .083). Repeat operation was performed in 13 patients (7%) in the composite aortic valve conduit replacement group and in 19 patients (10%) in the separate ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement group (P = .365). Sinus of Valsalva diameter decreased 2 mm (-4-0; median follow-up 41 months) in the propensity-matched separate ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement group.
Conclusions: In patients with mild aortic root dilation, separate ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement results in a similar risk of repeat operation and mortality in comparison with composite aortic valve replacement. Separate ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement is not associated with subsequent aortic root dilation on medium-term echocardiography follow-up.
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