Background: Small aortic annulus during aortic valve replacement can lead to implanting a smaller sized valve compared to the body surface area thereby causing patient prosthesis mismatch. Various aortic root enlargem...
Objective: As the veteran population ages, the incidence of clinically significant aortic stenosis (AS) is increasing and aortic stenosis has become a veterans’ health issue. This analysis focused on using serum Brai...
Background and Aim of the Study: Valvular heart disease (VHD) should be managed by a Heart Valve Team (HVT) for optimal treatment. Although the prevalence of VHD is increasing, an overall lack of universal implementat...
Background: Structural changes to the mitral annulus occur following aortic valve replacement (AVR) for severe aortic stenosis which may influence functional mitral regurgitation (MR). Methods: A retrospective review ...
Background: Surgical method was introduced for enhancement of prosthetic valve insertion and overcoming difficulties ensourcing from prosthesis-patient mismatch. Methods: Twenty-two patients that underwent aortic valv...
Purpose: To achieve good outcomes during aortic surgery with circulatory arrest, a secure and non-bleeding anastomosis must be achieved rapidly to ensure brain protection. We report our initial experiences with a modi...
Objective: We have occasionally encountered a moderately dilated distal ascending aorta while reconstructing an aortic root. We describe reconstruction of an extended root and ascending aorta using our current strateg...
Introduction: In patients undergoing surgery for mitral valve replacement (MVR) for valvular heart disease, pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) has been considered a major risk factor. In this prospective study, we ha...
Aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm formation in the aortic patch containing the intercostal or visceral arteries is an unusual late complication after thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. We report the case of a 58-year-old woman...