ArticleAnnals of thoracic surgery short reports2025
Aortic Root Replacement in Patients With Ventricular Septal Defect.
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Abstract
Background: Aortic root replacement in patients with ventricular septal defect (VSD) requires a modified surgical technique. Methods: Between 2000 and 2022, 12 patients with aortic regurgitation and VSD underwent an operation. Their age at operation was 31.8 (SD 19.9) years. The VSD was patent in 5 patients and spontaneously or surgically closed in 7 patients. The location of the VSD was subarterial in 6 patients, perimembranous in 5, and muscular in 1 patient. The aortic valve was tricuspid in 8 patients, bicuspid in 2, and unicuspid in 2. Eight patients also had annuloaortic ectasia. Results: The VSDs were closed using a patch in 4 patients and directly closed in 1 patient. The aortic root procedures were valve-sparing reimplantation in 7 patients, root remodeling in 1, basal ring annuloplasty in 1, basal ring annuloplasty with sinutubular junction annuloplasty in 1, and a Ross procedure in 1 patient. Additional cusp repair was required in 9 patients. No early deaths occurred. The postoperative follow-up periods were 5.3 (3.4) years. Two patients died, and 1 underwent aortic valve replacement 4 years postoperatively. Survival was 91.7 (8.0)% at 5 years and 68.8 (20.7)% at 10 years. Freedom from aortic valve reoperation was 88.9 (10.5)% at 10 years. Conclusions: Valve-sparing root reimplantation in patients with annuloaortic ectasia and VSD may require a special first row suture line. Patients with prolapsed cusps may require resuspension or cusp extension. The Ross operation can be an alternative for patients with severely deformed aortic cusps.
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