Aortic valve repair versus mechanical valve replacement for root aneurysm: the CAVIAAR multicentric study.
Emmanuel LansacIsabelle Di CentaPichoy DanialOlivier BouchotEric Arnaud-CrozatRachid HaciniFabien DoguetRoland DemariaJean Philippe VerhoyeJerome JouanDidier ChatelStephane LopezThierry FolliguetPascal LeprinceThierry LanganayChristian LatremouilleGeorges FayadJean Philippe FleuryJean Luc MoninLeila MankoubiMilena NoghinAlain BerrebiSarah PoussetAline Laubriet-JazayeriAlexandre LafourcadeEstelle MarcaultMichel KindoLaurent PayotEric BergoendCecile Jourdain HoffartMathieu DebauchezFlorence TubachPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
Although the primary outcome did not significantly differ between the REPAIR and REPLACE groups, the trend is in favour of REPAIR by a significant reduction of valve-related deaths and major bleeding events. Long-term follow-up beyond 4 years is needed to confirm these findings.