Key result
Composite valve-Dacron tube grafting with saphenous vein grafts provided a successful surgical approach for a case of annulo-aortic ectasia.
Case Report (n=1)
Composite valve-Dacron tube grafting with saphenous vein grafts is presented as a safe surgical approach for annulo-aortic ectasia.
May inform surgical planning for annulo-aortic ectasia; leaves open prospective validation versus modern alternatives.
Annulo-aortic ectasia has attracted much surgical attention in the last 20 years. Replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta from the valve ring to just proximal to the innominate artery eliminates most, if not all, the pathologically involved tissue. Composite valve-Dacron tube grafting, plus elective saphenous vein grafts from the coronary orifices to the Dacron tube or distal aortic wall, provide a safe systematic approach to this entity. A review of surgical techniques and a description of a successful case employing this method are presented.
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Blanco et al. (1976) conducted a case report in Annulo-aortic ectasia (n=1). Composite valve-Dacron tube grafting plus elective saphenous vein grafts was evaluated. Composite valve-Dacron tube grafting with saphenous vein grafts provided a successful surgical approach for a case of annulo-aortic ectasia.
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