title: Outcomes After Operations for Unicuspid Aortic Valve With or Without Ascending Repair in Adults.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Unicuspid aortic valve is an important subset of bicuspid aortic valve, and knowledge regarding its aortopathy pattern and surgical outcomes is limited. Our objectives were to characterize unicuspid aortic valve patients, associated aortopathy, and surgical outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 1990 to May 2013, 149 adult unicuspid aortic valve patients underwent aortic valve replacement or repair for aortic stenosis (n = 13), regurgitation (n = 13), or both (n = 123), and in 91 (61%) the aortic valve operation was combined with aortic repair. Data were obtained from the Cardiovascular Information Registry and medical record review. Three-dimensional imaging analysis was performed from preoperative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans. The Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients had a mean maximum aortic diameter of 44 ± 8 mm and variably involved the aortic root, ascending, or arch, or both. Patients with valve operations alone were more likely to be hypertensive (p = 0.01) and to have severe aortic stenosis (p = 0.07) than those who underwent concurrent aortic operations. There were no operative deaths, strokes, or myocardial infarctions. Patients undergoing aortic repair had better long-term survival. Estimated survival at 1, 5, and 10 years was 100%, 100%, and 100% after combined operations and was 100%, 88%, and 88% after valve operations alone (p = 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with a dysfunctional unicuspid aortic valve frequently present with an ascending aneurysm that requires repair. Combined aortic valve operations and aortic repair was associated with significantly better long-term survival than a valve operation alone. Further study of this association may direct decisions about timing of surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Yuanjia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio; Aortic Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: roselle@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Eric E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Roselli
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio; Aortic Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Jay J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Idrees
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio; Aortic Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wojnarski
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Aortic Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Aortic Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Vidyasagar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalahasti
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio; Aortic Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Gosta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pettersson
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio; Aortic Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Lars G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Svensson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*