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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:1540-1549
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Review

Restitution of the Aortic Valve: What is New, What is Proven, and What is Obsolete?

Johannes M. Albes, MD, PhD * , Ulrich A. Stock, MD, PhD, Martin Hartrumpf, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center Brandenburg, Bernau, Germany

Accepted for publication February 1, 2005.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Albes, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center Brandenburg, Ladeburger Strasse 17, Bernau, 16321 Germany (Email: j.albes{at}immanuel.de).

Restitution strategies of the insufficient aortic valve belong to the clinical armamentarium. To date, the accumulated body of evidence comprises 126 articles dealing with restitution strategies on the insufficient aortic valve with concomitant aortic surgery. In a cumulative analysis an almost identical number of reimplantation (506) and remodeling (489) procedures were found in the literature, whereas 357 patients underwent aortic valve resuspension. The cumulative results tend to favor the reimplantation technique in terms of longevity of the reconstruction, particularly in congenital degenerative disorders of the aortic wall, whereas remodeling appears to exhibit a more physiologic behavior of the reconstructed valve and re-suspension serves as a simplified approach particularly in acute type A dissection. Although restitution of the native aortic valve has its place in current treatment options, the accumulated worldwide numbers indicate that it is not yet routinely implemented in the vast majority of cardiac institutions.




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