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Full-root Aortic Valve Replacement by Stentless Aortic Xenografts in Patients with Small Aortic Roots
Published on: May 21, 2017
Reoperative Aortic Root Replacement in Patients with Prior Aortic Valve, Root Replacement, or Arch Replacement
Toyokazu Endo1, Jaimin R Trivedi1, Priyadarshini Chandrashekhar2
1Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.
Abstract:
This case series evaluated the characteristics and outcomes of reoperative root replacement in patients with prior aortic valve replacement (AVR), aortic root replacement (ARR), or ascending or hemiarch replacement (AoR) from our single institution from 2014 to 2023. A total of 55 (prior surgery: 38 AVR, 5 ARR, and 12 AoR) patients were identified and indication for reoperation included valvular stenosis, endocarditis, aneurysm, and dissection. Perioperative mortality was 10.9% (6 patients) (inpatient complications: 2 stroke, 4 bleeding event, 2 renal failure, and 21 prolonged vent).
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