Aortic root replacement with re-implantation technique in an infant with Loeys-Dietz syndrome and a bicuspid aortic valve.
We report on an infant with a Loeys-Dietz Syndrome and a bicuspid aortic valve, who presented with rapid dilatation of the aortic root. We performed a valve-sparing aortic root replacement with re-implantation technique using a Dacron graft with pseudo-sinuses (Gelweave Valsalva conduit, Vascutek Terumo, Glasgow, Scotland).
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany. cleuziou@dhm.mhn.de
Julie
J
Cleuziou
Walter B
WB
Eichinger
Christian
C
Schreiber
Rüdiger
R
Lange
D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D055947:Loeys-Dietz Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012092:Replantation