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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct;32(10):667-669.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.13215. Epub 2017 Sep 27.

Aortic root replacement for bicuspid aortopathy following heart transplantation

Elizabeth H Stephens  1 , Shinichi Fukuhara  1 , Robert C Neely  1 , Hiroo Takayama  1
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Aortic root replacement for bicuspid aortopathy following heart transplantation

Elizabeth H Stephens et al. J Card Surg. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

Although donors with well-functioning bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) are not a contraindication for transplantation, BAV patients are at risk for long-term aortopathy and valve dysfunction. We report a case of a patient status-post heart transplant 13 years ago who presented to our institution with a BAV and severe aortic regurgitation associated with an aortic root aneurysm and underwent aortic root replacement.

Keywords: bicuspid aortic valve; cardiac transplantation.

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