Emmanuel Lansac, Isabelle Di Centa, Pichoy Danial, Olivier Bouchot, Eric Arnaud-Crozat, Rachid Hacini, Fabien Doguet, Roland Demaria, Jean Philippe Verhoye, Jerome Jouan, Didier Chatel, Stephane Lopez, Thierry Folliguet, Pascal Leprince, Thierry Langanay, Christian Latremouille, Georges Fayad, Jean Philippe Fleury, Jean Luc Monin, Leila Mankoubi, Milena Noghin, Alain Berrebi, Sarah Pousset, Aline Laubriet-Jazayeri, Alexandre Lafourcade, Estelle Marcault, Michel Kindo, Laurent Payot, Eric Bergoend, Cecile Jourdain Hoffart, Mathieu Debauchez, Florence Tubach
OBJECTIVES: Despite growing evidence that aortic valve repair improves long-term patient outcomes and quality of life, aortic valves are mostly replaced. We evaluate the effect of aortic valve repair versus replacement in patients with dystrophic aortic root aneurysm up to 4 years. METHODS: The multicentric CAVIAAR (Conservation Aortique Valvulaire dans les Insuffisances Aortiques et les Anévrismes de la Racine aortique) prospective cohort study enrolled 261 patients: 130 underwent standardized aortic valve repair (REPAIR) consisting of remodelling root repair with expansible aortic ring annuloplasty, and 131 received mechanical composite valve and graft replacement (REPLACE)...
July 11, 2022: European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery