ArticleAnnals of thoracic surgery short reports2026
Does Intercommissural Distance Shortening in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair Improve Valve Opening Area?
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- Haemodynamic Early Outcomes of Sinus Plication for Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Standardized bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) repair makes 2 symmetrical cusps by plicating the fused cusp, which is accompanied by risk of aortic stenosis. Here, the effect of improving cusp mobility by shortening the intercommissural distance (ICD) on increasing the aortic valve area was examined in a BAV model using a pulsatile flow simulator. Methods: Six pairs of symmetrical BAV were created in a neo-Valsalva graft with bovine pericardium (free margin length, 26 mm; geometric height, 20 mm), which were incorporated into a pulsation circuit simulator. The ICD was gradually shortened, and the forward flow, leakage flow, pressure gradient, and aortic valve area were measured. The average value of a total of 18 measurements (3 for each model) was examined. Results: Forward flow remained constant and leakage increased slightly with ICD shortening, but the differences were not statistically significant ( Conclusions: With shortening of the ICD, the effect of increasing the aortic valve area and decreasing the pressure gradient was confirmed. Shortening the sinotubular junction diameter (= ICD) is important in aortic valvuloplasty for BAV.
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