Aortic valve replacement with a 16-mm CarboMedics valve in adult patients.
Management of the small aortic root is a significant problem for the surgeon with regard to operative technique and selection of the prosthesis. We report on four adults with a small aortic root who underwent aortic valve replacement with a 16-mm CarboMedics bileaflet valve. All patients now lead normal lives. Postoperative Doppler measurements demonstrated an acceptable transprosthetic gradient.
Shimomura
Takeru
T
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Aichi Prefectural Owari Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan.
Eda
Tadahito
T
Suzuki
Shuichi
S
Miyahara
Ken
K
Matsuura
Akio
A
Yoshida
Katsuhiko
K
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design