Does the 45 mm Size Cutoff for Ascending Aortic Replacement Predict Better Early Outcomes in Bicuspid Aortic Valve?

Yi-Jia LiWei-Guo MaYue QiJun-Ming ZhuYa YangLi-Zhong Sun

Published in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2021)

This study shows that conformance to 45 mm size cutoff for preemptive AAR during aortic valve replacement in patients with BAV was not associated with increased risk for adverse events and may improve early surgical outcomes.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
left ventricular
type diabetes
heart failure
metabolic syndrome