Congenital unicuspid aortic valve repair without cusp patch augmentation. Issue 8 (22nd May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jahanyar, Jama; Aphram, Gaby; Munoz, Daniel E.; Mastrobuoni, Stefano; Navarra, Emiliano; de Kerchove, Laurent; El Khoury, Gebrine
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiac surgery. Volume 37:Issue 8(2022)
• Page Start: 2477
• Page End: 2480
• Publication Date: 2022-05-22
• Subjects: aorta and great vessels -- valve repair/replacement; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412005
• DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16622
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-0440

Abstract

Abstract: Unicuspid aortic valves are rare congenital malformations. Surgical repair is feasible in aortic regurgitation, and in some cases of aortic stenosis. The standard surgical approach is a bicuspidization and symmetrization with pericardial patch augmentation of valve leaflets. Herein, we are describing our original technique for bicuspidization of a unicuspid aortic valve in adults without leaflet patch augmentation. We also address the surgical management of a commissural diastasis.