Enlargement of the aortic root during aortic valve replacement at Hanoi Heart Hospital
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Objective: This study was undertaken to evaluate safety, effect and risks of Aortic root enlargement (ARE) technique. Subject and method: A retrospective study with 12 cases of aortic root enlargement operated from September 2015 to January 2018 at Hanoi Heart Hospital. Result: 12 cases aortic root enlargement/ 536 cases within aortic replacement - 2.2%. The mean age 55.4 ± 17.9, female / male 3 / 1. Mean aortic clamp time 98 ± 14.9 minutes, mean cardiopulmonary bypass time 121 ± 10.9 minutes. Manouguian technique 100%. The first six hour bleeding 226.3 ± 135.5ml. Postoperative aortic transvalvular pressure gradients (peak / mean) were 26 ± 7.4/ 15.6 ± 4.6mmHg. No case of re-operation for bleeding. No severe complicated case. Conclusion: The ARE is a safe and feasible procedure to the patients with small aortic root undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR).
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