Valve-sparing root reimplantation and leaflet repair in a bicuspid aortic valve: Comparison with the 3-cusp David procedure Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, Nimesh Desai, MD, PhD, Wilson Y. Szeto, MD, Caroline Komlo, BS, Tyler Rhode, BA, Tyler Wallen, DO, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD, MS The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 149, Issue 2, Pages S22-S28 (February 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.103 Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 The breakdown of the valve-sparing root reimplantation patient population by subgroups. VSRR, Valve-sparing root reimplantation; BAV, bicuspid aortic valve; TAV, tricuspid aortic valve. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015 149, S22-S28DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.103) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier curves are shown comparing BAV with TAV graphs for: (A) mortality; (B) freedom from aortic valve reoperation. BAV, Bicuspid aortic valve; TAV, tricuspid aortic valve. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015 149, S22-S28DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.103) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 LV remodeling was assessed in patients with 1-year echocardiogram follow-up after VSRR. LV end diastolic diameter change is shown. LV, Left ventricular; BAV, bicuspid aortic valve; TAV, tricuspid aortic valve. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015 149, S22-S28DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.103) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions