Why the study?
Does the addition of Gore-Tex resuspension to standard aortic leaflet repair techniques improve freedom from recurrent aortic insufficiency in patients with aortic leaflet prolapse?
Population
146 patients with aortic leaflet prolapse causing aortic insufficiency, undergoing elective aortic valve…
Comparison
Aortic valve repair using leaflet plication… vs Comparisons among the different repair techniques.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 35 months (range 9-136)
Authors
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May support Gore-Tex augmentation during leaflet repair to limit recurrent AI; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Does the addition of Gore-Tex resuspension to standard aortic leaflet repair techniques improve freedom from recurrent aortic insufficiency in patients with aortic leaflet prolapse?
Aortic leaflet prolapse repair is safe and durable, and the addition of Gore-Tex resuspension to leaflet resection significantly improves freedom from recurrent aortic insufficiency.
Kerchove et al. (2008) studied this question.
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