Characteristics of the aortic root morphology in conotruncal anomaly of the congenital heart disease

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with dilated SV and STJ (Group 2) were the most common among the patients with aortopathy (Groups 2, 3, and 4). The aortic valve leaflets themselves were enlarged, and the poor coaptation of the valve tips was compensated in spite of aortic root dilatation, which plays an important role in preventing severe aortic regurgitation in this population. Overall, valve-sparing aortic valve replacement is more feasible in the young populations than we expected.PMID:34600781 | DOI:10.1016/j.jjcc.2021.09.007
Source: Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research