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  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Biomaterials in Medicine
  • Aortic Valve Disease

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  • Aortic valve repair aims to restore native valve function, offering an alternative to replacement.
  • CardioCel, a biomaterial patch, has been utilized for aortic cusp repair.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the outcomes of aortic valve repair using CardioCel patch-plasty.
  • To assess the efficacy and safety of this technique in patients with aortic valve pathologies.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 167 patients underwent aortic valve reconstruction with CardioCel cusp repair between 2014 and 2021.
  • Procedures included isolated cusp repair (70%) and combined valve and root repair (30%).
  • Patient demographics included a mean age of 54.3 years, with 85.6% males; 43% had tricuspid valves.

Main Results:

  • Early mortality was low at 0.6%, with 6-year survival at 95.7%.
  • A cumulative risk of 7.8% for reoperation or severe aortic insufficiency (≥3+) by 6 years was observed.
  • No degeneration or calcification of CardioCel patches was noted.

Conclusions:

  • Aortic cusp repair with CardioCel demonstrates favorable intermediate results.
  • Repair failure is primarily linked to aortic valve anatomy and cusp quality.
  • Long-term durability of CardioCel patch-plasty requires further investigation as an alternative to biological valve replacement.