Aortic valve repair may be an alternative to valve replacement when the anatomy of the valve and aortic root is suitable. This article overviews the procedure, recovery process, and potential ...

“For the bicuspid valves, I tell patients 70% of the time we can repair those valves for them, and if they’ve got a three-leaflet valve with enlarged aortic root, I tell them in the region of 90% to ...

According to a 2016 study involving 449 people with aortic root aneurysm, surgical repair or replacement performed at an experienced center had excellent outcomes. People who underwent surgery had ...

The development of intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography together with improved understanding of the functional anatomy of the aortic valve have allowed the design of several new ...

This is what your doctor is doing. If the aortic root enlarges to 5 cm or greater, elective repair usually is recommended. Yours seemed to grow 2 mm in one year, so in a few years you may need a ...

The aortic root has specific geometric ratios. The mathematical relationship between the aortic valve and aortic root might be used to guide aortic valve repair.

The Thoraflex Hybrid stented device for aortic arch repair by Terumo Aortic has earned Breakthrough Device Designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Joseph Coselli, professor, ...

He performs a valve-sparing aortic root replacement. “The aorta is the sleeve that encompasses all this, we basically replace that and then we took his own valve, his own native aortic valve ...

Bonser RS, Ranasinghe AM, Loubani M, Evans JD, Thalji NM, Bachet JE, Carrel TP, Czerny M, Di Bartolomeo R, Grabenwöger M, Lonn L, Mestres CA, Schepens MA, Weigang E ...

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This is what your doctor is doing. If the aortic root enlarges to 5 cm or greater, elective repair usually is recommended. Yours seemed to grow 2 mm in one year, so in a few years you may need a ...