Ahmad Zeeshan, Jay J Idrees, Douglas R Johnston, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Eric E Roselli, Edward G Soltesz, A Marc Gillinov, Brian Griffin, Richard Grimm, Donald F Hammer, Gösta B Pettersson, Eugene H Blackstone, Joseph F Sabik, Lars G Svensson
BACKGROUND: To determine the value of aortic valve repair rather than replacement for valve dysfunction, we assessed late outcomes of various repair techniques in the contemporary era. METHODS: From January 2001 to January 2011, aortic valve repair was planned in 1,124 patients. Techniques involved commissural figure-of-8 suspension sutures (n = 63 [6.2%]), cusp repair with commissuroplasty (n = 481 [48%]), debridement (n = 174 [17%]), free-margin plication (n = 271 [27%]) or resection (n = 75) or both, or annulus repair with resuspension (n = 230 [23%]), root reimplantation (n = 252 [25%]), or remodeling (n = 35 [3...
March 2018: Annals of Thoracic Surgery