Long-term results after treatment of the ascending aorta for XXXX @entity1 .

@entity4503 @entity1 @entity204 @entity886
PURPOSE: We evaluated the long-term results of @entity886 replacement for @entity4503 @entity1 with or without surgical treatment of the ascending aorta. METHODS: A total of 145 @entity4503 @entity1 had undergone @entity886 replacement since 1974 at our institution. No surgical treatment (Group-N; n  =  115) was performed in the ascending aorta if the diameter was less than 40  mm. We wrapped an ascending aorta of 40-50  mm with an artificial graft (Group-W; n  =  19), and performed replacement (Group-R; n  =  11) if the ascending aorta measured more than 50  mm. Follow-up was completed for 144 @entity1 (99.3  % of the cases). RESULTS: The hospital mortality rate was 1.4  %. There were no significant differences among Groups N, W and R in the freedom from valve-related @entity204 and @entity204 at 10  years after surgery. The rates of freedom from aorta-related events in the three groups at 10  years after surgery were 98.3  % (Group-N), 100  % (Group-W) and 100  % (Group-R). CONCLUSIONS: The long-term survival was equivalent among the three groups, and the rates of freedom from aorta-related @entity204 or events were low. Our surgical protocol for the treatment of the enlarged ascending aorta associated with BAV is appropriate.
