Prosthetic valve endocarditis is a catastrophic complication of cardiac valve replacement,
associated with high mortality rates. Medical treatment is effective in a few instances of …

Several disease pathologies such as congenital heart disease and rheumatic fever can
affect the aortic valve (AV) in children frequently necessitating intervention. While …

Of the clinical practice guideline of the Japanese Circulation Society concerning aortic
diseases, the Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Dissection (first edition) were …

BACKGROUND: Aortic root replacement after a previous operation on the aortic valve, aortic
root, or ascending aorta remains a major challenge. METHODS: Records of 56 consecutive …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to compare the clinical profile and outcomes of operations for
aortic valve disease and ascending aortic aneurysm in patients treated with aortic valve …

OBJECTIVE: Reoperations on aortic valves are associated with increased mortality, which
may affect valve prosthesis selection at the time of initial aortic valve replacement. We …

BACKGROUND: Stentless aortic valve reoperations may become more common as these
bioprostheses reach the limits of their durability. Relatively few studies have examined …

BACKGROUND: Reoperative aortic root reconstruction is increasingly performed and
remains a clinical challenge. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of patients …

Background Aortic reoperations are technically challenging. This study evaluated outcomes
after “true” redo root replacement (previous full root replacement) stratified by cause of …

Infections involving ascending aortic grafts are extremely difficult to eradicate and are
frequently lethal. Successfully treating this complication is always challenging and is …