Valve-sparing replacement of the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve

Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo; Pier Andrea Farneti; Massimiliano Mariani; Tommaso Gasbarri; Marco Solinas; Mattia Glauber

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.035

Valve-sparing replacement of the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve

Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Nov;84(5):1774-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.035.

Authors

Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo¹, Pier Andrea Farneti, Massimiliano Mariani, Tommaso Gasbarri, Marco Solinas, Mattia Glauber

Affiliation

¹ Operative Unit of Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Hospital, The Institute of Clinical Physiology, The National Research Council, Massa, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 17954118
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.035

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
Aortic Valve / surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sinus of Valsalva / surgery*