Abstract
A patient with Marfan syndrome underwent valve-preserving aortic root reconstruction with a Robicsek-Thubrikar graft. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography showed aortic insufficiency after extracorporeal circulation was discontinued, Placing 3 subcommissural annuloplasty sutures corrected the severe aortic insufficiency. Herein, we discuss the mechanism and prevention of aortic regurgitation after aortic root replacement with a new graft that contains pre-designed aortic sinuses.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 243-245 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Texas Heart Institute Journal |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Sep 8 2003 |
Keywords
- Aorta/surgery
- Aortic aneurysm/surgery
- Aortic valve insufficiency/surgery
- Aortic valve/anatomy
- Marfan syndrome/surgery
- Prosthesis design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine