Aortic valve replacement is the definitive management for severe aortic stenosis.
Intraoperatively, an aortic root enlargement (ARE) may be used to facilitate the …

Background Very few studies provide direct comparisons between aortic root enlargement
and sutureless valve implantation in patients with a small aortic annulus who underwent …

Introduction Aortic root enlargement (ARE) is often required to avoid patient–prosthesis
mismatch (PPM) in young patients undergoing aortic surgery, including those undergoing …

Importance The safety and efficacy of different surgical repairs of supravalvar aortic stenosis
(SVAS) are inconsistent. Objective To compare the prognosis of single-, two-and three-patch …

Background: To determine the effectiveness and safety of different patch materials in the
treatment of pediatric patients with congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) …

In patients with a small aortic annulus, the clinical benefits of aortic valve replacement
depend on avoidance of patient-prosthesis mismatch as it is associated with reduced overall …

Background Different techniques for aortic root enlargement (ARE) have been reported in
the literature. Each technique comes with its own advantages and disadvantages. We report …

In this chapter, we have examined the genesis and anatomical details of the pericardial
sinuses and recesses due to pericardial reflections around the great vessels, gross and …

Aortic root enlargement (ARE) during aortic valve replacement in patients with small aortic
annulus is a controversial topic that has garnered a large body of literature that has failed to …

Keywords: aortic root enlargement; patient-prosthesis mismatch; valve repair/replacement
EN aortic root enlargement patient-prosthesis mismatch valve repair/replacement 3026 …