title: Congenital bicuspid aortic valve disease with an aneurysm of the ascending aorta in adults: vertical reduction aortoplasty with distal external synthetic wrapping.
abstract: In three adult patients with diseased congenital bicuspid aortic valves and aneurysms of the ascending aorta, we performed aortic valve replacements, and combined a proximal and middle vertical reduction aortoplasty with a distal external synthetic wrapping. During a mean follow-up of 23.3 months there is no evidence of compression of the innominate artery by the distal external synthetic wrap, and no redilatation of the ascending aorta.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA. ASOlearchy@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Olearchyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome