Can root repair alone abolish aortic insufficiency in bicuspid aortopathy?

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Paul P Urbanski. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jan.

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. 2022 Jan;163(1):e3.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.040. Epub 2021 Apr 15.

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Clinic Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt, Germany.

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Reply from author: In aortic root aneurysms with bicuspid aortic valves, can reimplantation obviate the need for cusp repair?
Lau C. Lau C. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jan;163(1):e4-e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.122. Epub 2021 May 11. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022. PMID: 33985803 No abstract available.
Reply: Cusp repair to achieve successful sparing of the valve in bicuspid aortopathy.
Kalra K, Chen EP. Kalra K, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jan;163(1):e3-e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.124. Epub 2021 May 11. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022. PMID: 33994005 No abstract available.

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