Valve-sparing replacement of the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve.
Progressive dilatation of the aortic root and ascending aorta is frequent in patients with bicuspid aortic valve, and isolated dilatation of the noncoronary sinus has been reported. We describe our technique for the selective replacement of the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva in patients with bicuspid aortic valve.
Cerillo
Alfredo Giuseppe
AG
Operative Unit of Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Hospital, The Institute of Clinical Physiology, The National Research Council, Massa, Italy. cerillo@ifc.cnr.it
Farneti
Pier Andrea
PA
Mariani
Massimiliano
M
Gasbarri
Tommaso
T
Solinas
Marco
M
Glauber
Mattia
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000601:surgery*