December 1, 2005European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Editorial commentThe aortic valve: an everlasting mystery to surgeons

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Structured PICO

Population

14 patients with dilated aortic root and aortic regurgitation

Intervention

Transesophageal echocardiography measurement of aortic valve dimensions

Comparator

Silicone moulds of 19 normal human aortic valves

Outcome

Aortic valve dimensions (annulus diameter, sinotubular junction diameter, length of free edge of leaflets, height of sinuses and leaflets)surrogate

Limitations

relatively small number of patients studied
use of TEE rather than intraoperative measurements
use of moulds of the normal valves

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Implication

Aortic valve leaflets enlarge in parallel with aortic root dilatation, suggesting that valve-sparing surgery may require shortening of the leaflet free edge to achieve competence.

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Manuel J. Antunes (2005) studied this question.

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Implication

Aortic valve leaflets enlarge in parallel with aortic root dilatation, suggesting that valve-sparing surgery may require shortening of the leaflet free edge to achieve competence.

Editorial commentThe aortic valve: an everlasting mystery to surgeons

Structured PICO

Limitations

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

Editorial commentThe aortic valve: an everlasting mystery to surgeons

Structured PICO

Limitations

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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