Rapid-Deployment Aortic Valves for Patients with a Small Aortic Root: A single-center experience.

CONCLUSIONS: Surgical aortic valve replacement with rapid-deployment valves has shown improved results concerning hemodynamic performance with decreased rates of prosthesis-patient mismatch. We observed excellent early and mid-term survival and a significant improvement in functional class in this subgroup of patients with a small annulus. PMID: 32205113 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research