Lifetime Management of Adolescents and Young Adults with Congenital Aortic Valve Disease.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 2024 Jun 11.
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| ID: mdl-38871162
ABSTRACT
In this invited expert review, we focus on evolving lifetime management strategies for adolescents and young adults with congenital aortic valve disease, acknowledging that these patients often require multiple interventions during their lifetime. Our goal is to preserve the native aortic valve when feasible. Leveraging advanced multimodality imaging, a detailed assessment of the aortic valve and root complex can be obtained, and a surgically approach tailored to an individual patient's anatomy and pathology can be used. In turn, aortic valve repair and reconstruction can be offered to a greater number of patients, either as a definitive strategy or as a component of a staged strategy to delay the need for aortic valve replacement until later in life when more options are available.
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En
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Ann Thorac Surg
Year:
2024
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Article