Long-term durability of a reimplantation valve-sparing aortic root replacement can be expected in both Marfan syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
Yoshimasa SeikeKoki YokawaShigeki KoizumiKenta MasadaYosuke InoueHiroko MorisakiTakayuki MorisakiHiroaki SasakiHitoshi MatsudaPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
Patients with MFS and those with LDS showed similar cumulative incidences of recurrent aortic valve insufficiency and aortic valve reoperation. Those with LDS revealed a higher cumulative incidence of aortic reoperation and a greater tendency towards aortic dissection after the initial operation compared with those with MFS.
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