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Rapid‐deployment aortic valve replacement after aortic root replacement: A safe alternative to redo root replacement
Author(s) -
Wilder Travis J.,
Sharma Vikas,
Koliopoulou Antigone,
McKellar Stephen H.,
Selzman Craig H.,
Glotzbach Jason P.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14278
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic root , prosthesis , aortic valve replacement , aortic valve , surgery , cardiology , aorta , stenosis
Reoperative aortic root replacement, following prior biologic or mechanical valved conduit aortic root prosthesis, presents a technical challenge. The rapid‐deployment aortic valve prosthesis is an approved alternative to traditional bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement. We present three clinical cases in which rapid‐deployment aortic valve prostheses were utilized in lieu of reoperative full aortic root replacement. All three patients recovered uneventfully. The rapid‐deployment valve insertion in a prior surgical aortic root prosthesis is a safe option to avoid reoperative full aortic root replacement.