Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Reconstruction in Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults James S. Tweddell, MD, Michael G. Earing, MD, Peter J. Bartz, MD, Jennifer L. Dunham-Ingles, PAC, Ronald K. Woods, MD, PhD, Michael E. Mitchell, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 2, Pages 587-591 (August 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.12.097 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Kaplan-Meier freedom from greater-than-mild aortic regurgitation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 587-591DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.12.097) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The time course (horizontal axis) and degree of aortic valve regurgitation (shaded areas) for the 16 patients is shown for the 16 patients (dashed line) preoperatively (Pre-Op), just before hospital discharge after valve-sparing root reconstruction (Early), and during follow-up. Two patients had mild or greater aortic regurgitation before their operation. All patients had a satisfactory early result. Greater-than-mild aortic regurgitation developed in 2 patients with bicuspid aortic valves, as noted on echocardiographic studies at 5 months and 3 years after their operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 587-591DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.12.097) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions