Aortic root replacement for bicuspid aortopathy following heart transplantation.
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.
['Stephens|Elizabeth H|EH|http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8593-1290', 'Fukuhara|Shinichi|S|http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7898-5159', 'Neely|Robert C|RC|', 'Takayama|Hiroo|H|']
D001014:Aortic Aneurysm D001021:Aortic Valve D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation D005260:Female D016027:Heart Transplantation D006349:Heart Valve Diseases D006801:Humans D008875:Middle Aged D011183:Postoperative Complications D012720:Severity of Illness Index
bicuspid aortic valve cardiac transplantation