Key result
Reconstruction of the aortic base using a prosthetic cloth buttress resulted in no evidence of aortic dilatation or significant aortic valvular insufficiency in 3 patients over 6 to 22 months.
Why the study?
Does reconstruction of the aortic base with a prosthetic cloth buttress prevent aortic dilatation and valvular insufficiency in patients with acute dissecting aneurysms of the proximal aorta?
Case Report (n=3)
Does reconstruction of the aortic base with a prosthetic cloth buttress prevent aortic dilatation and valvular insufficiency in patients with acute dissecting aneurysms of the proximal aorta?
Reconstruction of the aortic base with a prosthetic cloth buttress in acute proximal aortic dissection preserves the native valve and appears to prevent late dilatation in a small case series.
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May support native valve preservation in acute proximal dissection; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice without larger studies.
John J. Collins (1973) conducted a case report in Acute dissecting aneurysms of the proximal aorta (n=3). Reconstruction of the aortic base with insertion of a prosthetic cloth buttress was evaluated on Aortic dilatation or significant aortic valvular insufficiency. Reconstruction of the aortic base using a prosthetic cloth buttress resulted in no evidence of aortic dilatation or significant aortic valvular insufficiency in 3 patients over 6 to 22 months.
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