Outcomes After Operations for Unicuspid Aortic Valve With or Without Ascending Repair in Adults Yuanjia Zhu, BS, Eric E. Roselli, MD, Jay J. Idrees, MD, Charles M. Wojnarski, MD, Brian Griffin, MD, Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD, Gosta Pettersson, MD, PhD, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 101, Issue 2, Pages 613-619 (February 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.058 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Measurement landmarks on volume-rendered image are the (A) aortic anulus, (B) sinuses of Valsalva, (C) sinotubular junction, (D) tubular ascending aorta, (E) maximum ascending aorta, (F) aorta at innominate takeoff, (G) mid arch, (H) proximal descending aorta, and (I) distal descending aorta. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 613-619DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.058) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Coronal and (B) sagittal views of the root and ascending thoracic aorta demonstrate representative landmarks: sinotubular junction and anulus. Orthogonal imaging planes show the (C) sinus to commisure diameter (diagonal line) and (D) area (circular line) quantification methods of the level of the sinuses of Valsalva. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 613-619DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.058) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier curves show survival for patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) and an aortic operation (blue line) and those undergoing AVR alone (red line). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 613-619DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.058) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions