Natural history and outcomes of non-replaced aortic sinuses in patients with bicuspid aortic valves

CONCLUSIONS: Ascending aorta replacement may lead to an initial remodeling/stabilizing effect on the spared bicuspid aortic root, which is more pronounced in patients with lower SOV diameters. In addition, our data demonstrate that the retained aortic sinuses enlarge slowly, and within the limited follow-up of our study, SOV diameter was not a risk factor for survival or reoperation.PMID:33811890 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.037
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research