Methods Ten cryopreserved human aortic roots were pressurized, fixed and measured
directly (leaflet free edge and attachment) and using three-dimensional computed …

Methods Patients were followed with electron beam computed tomography scans of the
aortic root at six-monthly intervals after surgery. A calcification score (Hounsfield units) and a …

Methods High-resolution, 3D sonomicrometry (200 Hz) was applied in an acute sheep
model. Twelve crystals were implanted in eight sheep at each base (n= 3), commissure (n …

Attempts to correct aortic insufficiency by means of aortic valve repair started soon after the
advent of open-chest cardiac surgery. 1, 2 Correction of cusp prolapse was performed by …

BACKGROUND: The main aim of this study is to determine the normal diameter and the
relationship of aortic root components in healthy adults, and to provide a morphologic …

Background Aortic root enlargement has not been well studied as a modality to prevent
patient prosthesis mismatch in octogenarian patients with a small aortic root. Methods We …

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the influence of aortic annulus (AA)
diameter and the ratio of the sinotubular junction (STJ) diameter to the AA diameter on aortic …

Materials and methods We describe a non-selected series of 254 patients from a
geographically defined area who underwent AVR during a six year period (1989-1995) and …

Objectives. This study was undertaken to elucidate the prevalence of aortic valve
abnormalities in the elderly. Background. The age of persons treated actively for valve …

OBJECTIVE: Early results after aortic valve-sparing root reconstruction are excellent. Longer-
term follow-up, especially with regard to aortic valve function, is required for further judgment …