Residual aortic valve regurgitation after aortic root remodeling without a direct annuloplasty Carlo Bassano, MD, PhD, Ruggero De Paulis, MD, Alfonso Penta de Peppo, MD, Antonio Tondo, MD, Laura Fratticci, MD, Giovanni M De Matteis, MD, Alessandro Ricci, MD, Luigi Sommariva, MD, Luigi Chiariello, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages 1269-1272 (October 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00602-X
Fig 1 Plot of postoperative aortic incompetence (AIpost) compared with the difference between preoperative and postoperative largest diameter of the aortic root (ΔR). In patients with ΔR greater than or equal to 30 mm, the outcome, in terms of persisting AI, is somewhat disappointing. The use of a larger graft contributes to keeping the ΔR in the desired range. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1269-1272DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00602-X)