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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:1393-1395
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Aortic Valve-Sparing Procedure With Cusp Elongation and Free Edge Reinforcement for Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Francois Dagenais, MD*,a, Richard Bauset, MDa, Patrick Mathieu, MD

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Québec Heart Institute, Laval Hospital, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada

Accepted for publication October 2, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Dagenais, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Laval Hospital, 2725 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Sainte-Foy, Quebec G1V 4G5, Canada
francois.dagenais{at}chg.ulaval.ca

Aortic valve-sparing procedures demonstrate excellent valvular function at midterm. Recently authors have reported acceptable early results with aortic valve-sparing procedures on patients with regurgitant bicuspid valves. We report the case of a novel procedure to preserve bicuspid valves with a calcified raphe and root dilatation. This procedure includes raphe excision, pericardial patch elongation, free edge leaflet reinforcement, and a root reimplantation valve-sparing procedure.






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