title: Valve-sparing aortic root replacement and tricuspidization in a patient with an asymmetric bicuspid aortic valve.
abstract: Aortic valve replacement is the standard surgical procedure for severe aortic regurgitation. Due to advances over the past decade, there have been substantial improvements in aortic root graft design, in aortic valve repair techniques, and in the understanding of valvular function in the remodeled aortic root. Herein, we describe the case of a dyspneic patient with an asymmetric bicuspid aortic valve who underwent valve-sparing aortic root replacement and tricuspidization. The patient subsequently resumed strenuous physical activity and was asymptomatic 2 years after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia. konstantinov.igor@alumni.mayo.edu
authors.forename: Igor E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Konstantinov
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saxena
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome