Aortic wrapping for a dilated ascending aorta in bicuspid aortic stenosis

Min Suk Choi, Dong Seop Jeong, Hae Young Lee, Kiick Sung, Wook Sung Kim, Young Tak Lee, Pyo Won Park

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Abstract

Background: Ascending aorta wrapping is rarely recommended for the management of dilated aorta, because of late complications. The aim of the present study was to analyze the early and late outcomes of the aortic wrapping technique at the time of aortic valve replacement (AVR) for bicuspid aortic stenosis (BAS). Methods and Results: Among patients who underwent primary AVR for BAS between 2002 and 2011, 79 who underwent ascending aortic wrapping (wrapping group) were compared with 144 patients who underwent AVR alone. The preoperative ascending aortic diameters were larger in the wrapping group (40.9±4.2 mm vs. 48.6±4.0 mm, P<0.001). Operative technique was to wrap the ascending aorta transversely with a semi-elliptically resected Dacron graft. The follow-up for the wrapping group was 76.5±35.5 (median 71.1) months. There were no early deaths. Early and late morbidity did not differ between groups. The 24 late deaths, including 10 cardiac-related deaths, occurred in the entire group; 3 sudden deaths occurred only in the AVR group. The 10-year overall survival in the wrapping group was higher than the AVR group (88.1±6.8% vs. 80.0±4.6%, P=0.048). No late aortic complications were detected. The aortic diameter was reduced from 49.5±4.1 mm to 45.3±5.0 mm after wrapping (P<0.001). Conclusions: The aortic wrapping technique may be an option for treating a moderately dilated ascending aorta in selected patients undergoing AVR for BAS. Longer follow-up, however, is necessary to verify later complications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)778-784
Number of pages7
JournalCirculation Journal
Volume79
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Aortic operation
  • Aortic valve
  • Valve replacement

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