Aortic annuloplasty: Subcommissural, intra-annular suture techniques, external and internal ringsCentral Message

Aortic valve repair and valve-preserving root replacement have evolved into increasingly practiced procedures. With increasing experience, the need for an annuloplasty has become more evident, at least for pathologies that involve annular dilatation. To understand the effect of an aortic annuloplast...

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Main Authors: Jan M. Federspiel, MD, Tristan Ehrlich, MD, Karen Abeln, MD, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, MD
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Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
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author Jan M. Federspiel, MD
Tristan Ehrlich, MD
Karen Abeln, MD
Hans-Joachim Schäfers, MD
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description Aortic valve repair and valve-preserving root replacement have evolved into increasingly practiced procedures. With increasing experience, the need for an annuloplasty has become more evident, at least for pathologies that involve annular dilatation. To understand the effect of an aortic annuloplasty, it is necessary to know the details of aortic valve and root anatomy. Geometrically, the functional annulus is best defined as the virtual basal ring, ie, plane of the cusp nadirs. The sinotubular diameter also influences the aortic valve form, at least in tricuspid valves. Different annuloplasty concepts have been developed for isolated valve repair or in combination with root remodeling, such as subcommissural sutures, suture annuloplasty, external, and internal rings. Subcommissural sutures do not consistently provide durable annular stabilization. More positive results have been published for circular approaches, ie, suture annuloplasty, external, or internal rings. The results of different techniques are difficult to judge because most outcome data have not been analyzed with control of confounding predictors of repair failure. The evidence that annuloplasty improves aortic valve function and repair durability is best documented for isolated bicuspid aortic valve repair. In summary, the addition of annuloplasty to aortic valve reconstruction is probably a useful tool to improve valve competence and stabilize the repair. This is best documented for isolated bicuspid valve repair and circular approaches. The relative benefit of individual concepts is difficult to judge because of lack of both control groups and control of confounding factors.
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spelling doaj-art-861bb0b14dfe4c458bce823136c6b9cb2025-08-20T04:01:57ZengElsevierJTCVS Techniques2666-25072021-06-0179810210.1016/j.xjtc.2020.12.044Aortic annuloplasty: Subcommissural, intra-annular suture techniques, external and internal ringsCentral MessageJan M. Federspiel, MD0Tristan Ehrlich, MD1Karen Abeln, MD2Hans-Joachim Schäfers, MD3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, GermanyDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, GermanyDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, GermanyAddress for reprints: Hans-Joachim Schäfers, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.; Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, GermanyAortic valve repair and valve-preserving root replacement have evolved into increasingly practiced procedures. With increasing experience, the need for an annuloplasty has become more evident, at least for pathologies that involve annular dilatation. To understand the effect of an aortic annuloplasty, it is necessary to know the details of aortic valve and root anatomy. Geometrically, the functional annulus is best defined as the virtual basal ring, ie, plane of the cusp nadirs. The sinotubular diameter also influences the aortic valve form, at least in tricuspid valves. Different annuloplasty concepts have been developed for isolated valve repair or in combination with root remodeling, such as subcommissural sutures, suture annuloplasty, external, and internal rings. Subcommissural sutures do not consistently provide durable annular stabilization. More positive results have been published for circular approaches, ie, suture annuloplasty, external, or internal rings. The results of different techniques are difficult to judge because most outcome data have not been analyzed with control of confounding predictors of repair failure. The evidence that annuloplasty improves aortic valve function and repair durability is best documented for isolated bicuspid aortic valve repair. In summary, the addition of annuloplasty to aortic valve reconstruction is probably a useful tool to improve valve competence and stabilize the repair. This is best documented for isolated bicuspid valve repair and circular approaches. The relative benefit of individual concepts is difficult to judge because of lack of both control groups and control of confounding factors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666250721001085aortic valveannuloplastyaortic valve reconstruction
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aortic valve
annuloplasty
aortic valve reconstruction
title Aortic annuloplasty: Subcommissural, intra-annular suture techniques, external and internal ringsCentral Message
title_full Aortic annuloplasty: Subcommissural, intra-annular suture techniques, external and internal ringsCentral Message
title_fullStr Aortic annuloplasty: Subcommissural, intra-annular suture techniques, external and internal ringsCentral Message
title_full_unstemmed Aortic annuloplasty: Subcommissural, intra-annular suture techniques, external and internal ringsCentral Message
title_short Aortic annuloplasty: Subcommissural, intra-annular suture techniques, external and internal ringsCentral Message
title_sort aortic annuloplasty subcommissural intra annular suture techniques external and internal ringscentral message
topic aortic valve
annuloplasty
aortic valve reconstruction
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