title: The Bentall procedure with a biological valved conduit: substitute options and techniques.
abstract: As originally described by Bentall and De Bono, aortic root replacement with reimplantation of the coronary arteries using a composite valved conduit represents the gold standard intervention in patients with aneurysmal disease or dissection involving the aortic root. Over the last decade, the number of Bentall procedures performed using biological valved conduit has dramatically expanded mainly due to the increased incidence of aortic disease in the aging population. Here, we sought to describe the commercially available biological composite grafts and the techniques that, to the best of our knowledge, are most frequently used in this setting.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy marco.dieusanio2@unibo.it.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Eusanio
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Murana
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cefarelli
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Research Hospital Foundation San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzola
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Bartolomeo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting / Q000379:methods*; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods
keywords: Bentall procedure; BioValsalva; Biological valve conduit; Freestyle; Mitroflow Valsalva graft