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Short and Mid-Term Outcomes of Valve-Sparing, Aortic Root Reimplantation (David’S Procedure) Publisher Pubmed



Salehi Omran A1 ; Aeen A1 ; Nayebirad S2 ; Vakilibasir A2, 3 ; Najafi MS1 ; Mohsenibadalabadi R2 ; Shirani S2 ; Zoroufian A2 ; Jalali A2, 3 ; Mostafanejad FA2 ; Sahebjam M2
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  1. 1. Research Center for Advanced Technologies in Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery Published:2024


Abstract

Background: In the current study, we aimed to report the short- and mid-term outcomes of patients undergoing valve-sparing aortic root reimplantation (VSARR) and our center’s experience with the procedure. Methods: Forty patients with aortic root aneurysms underwent VSARR at our center from 2010 until 2022. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of these patients and extracted the relevant data. After carefully examining the aortic valve, the surgeon decided to perform Bentall or David’s procedure during the operation. Results: The study population comprised 31 (77.5%) men and nine (22.5%) women, with a mean age of 55.35 ± 15.40. One patient developed hemodynamic instability post-surgery in the hospital and died from multi-organ failure. Another patient had severe AI in the intraoperative echocardiography, and aortic valve replacement with a prosthetic graft was performed during the same operation. In pre-operation echocardiography, 25 (62.5%) patients had severe, nine (22.5%) had moderate, and six (15%) had mild AI. In the in-hospital post-operation follow-up echo, AI was improved, and no patients had severe AI (P < 0.001). Only eight patients had moderate AI in post-one-year follow-up echo exams, while the rest had mild AI. Conclusion: David’s procedure showed excellent mid-term results in our center, with only one in-hospital mortality. © 2024, The Author(s).