Surgical Management of the Small Aortic Annulus

Surgical Management of the Small Aortic Annulus

Moderated by:

• Elaine Tseng, University of California San Francisco Medical Center
• Ismail El-Hamamsy, Mount Sinai Hospital

Impact of Patient Prosthesis Mismatch

• Phillipe Pibarot, Laval University

Aortic Root Enlargement

• Michael Reardon, Houston Methodist Hospital

Stentless Root Replacement

• Juan Pablo Umana, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital

Ross Procedure

• Christopher Burke, University of Washington Medical Center

Panel Discussion with Live Q&A

• All faculty

Related Articles in the AATS Journals:

Darehzereshki, Badhwar, et al: “Feasibility and safety of robotic aortic root enlargement in conjunction with robotic aortic valve replacement” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.09.023 Published 2023 in JTCVS Techniques.

Rao, Klautz, et al: “Early and late effects of aortic root enlargement: Results from the Pericardial Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Pivotal Trial: A multicenter, prospective clinical trial” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2022.11.013 Published 2022 in JTCVS Open.

Dhanekula, Burke, et al: “Use of a sutureless aortic valve in reoperative aortic valve replacement” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.02.025 Published 2022 in JTCVS Techniques.

Yang, Wu, et al: “Early outcomes of the Y-incision technique to enlarge the aortic annulus 3 to 4 valve sizes” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.07.006 Published 2022 in JTCVS.

Yang, Palmer, et al: “’Roof’ technique—a modified aortotomy closure in Y-incision aortic root enlargement upsizing 3-4 valve sizes” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.01.006 Published 2022 in JTCVS Techniques.

Yang: “A novel simple technique to enlarge the aortic annulus by two valve sizes.” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.10.038 Published 2020 in JTCVS Techniques.