Objectives: Only limited data is available on prosthetic valve-sparing aortic root replacement after aortic valve replacement. The aim of the present study was to assess the short‐ and midterm outcomes of the patients who underwent such procedures. Methods: From June 2004 to March 2018, 21 patients underwent this procedure. The mean age was 51.2 ± 10.2 years with a male predominance (85.7%). The meantime interval from aortic valve replacement to the present surgery was 10.62 years.
Results: One patient died in the immediate postoperative period who was taken up for emergency surgery—acute type A aortic dissection. Kaplan–Meier estimates of 1, 3,and 5 year survival were 95.2% ± 0.04%, 85.7% ± 0.07% and 85.7% ± 0.07%, respectively. No cardiac or aortic reinterventions were performed during follow up with a 100% freedom from reoperation at 5 years. Fifteen patients (71.43%) had aortopathy…
