Truncal valve repair and other aortic pediatric valves

Are bicuspid aortic valves a limitation for aortic valve repair?

OBJECTIVE To compare the mid-term results after aortic valve (AV) repair in bicuspid AVs with those in tricuspid AVs. METHODS Between 2000 and 2010, 100 patients (mean age 47.2 years) underwent AV repair procedures for insufficient bicuspid AV (n=43) and tricuspid AV (n=57). Aortic regurgitation (AR) more than moderate was present in 31/43 and 21/57 patients in the bicuspid AV and the tricusp...

Aortic Valve Replacement for Calcified Aortic Valves

Aortic valve anatomy and outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in bicuspid aortic valves

This original clinical research study id focused on description of baseline anatomy and outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients presenting with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). We compared this BAV population with a population of patients with AS and tricuspid aortic valves after a propensity score matching developed by a multivariat...

Toward Predictable Repair of Regurgitant Aortic Valves

Methods From December 2001 to July 2007, a systematic surgical approach to valve analysis and bicommissural repair was applied prospectively to 63 consecutive patients with pure aortic valve regurgitation, mean age 40 12 years. Cusp, commissure, and root morphologies were analyzed sequentially by direct inspection. Each abnormality was corrected by corresponding morphology-directed repair proce...

Implications of bicuspid aortic valves for transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

B icuspid aortic valve (BAV) occurs in 0.5% to 2% of the general population, with strong male predilection. 1 Valvular complications include aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation (AR), and infective endocarditis. Vascular complications comprise aortic dilatation, aneurysm formation, and aortic dissection. Coarctation of the aorta and left coronary artery dominance are also associated with BAV. ...