Six month followup of surgical ultrasonic decalcification of the aortic valve

A new ultrasonic process for a renewal of aortic valve decalcification

BACKGROUND Aortic valve decalcification by ultrasound was given up. We evaluated a new ultrasound microhandpiece (Dissectron Penstyle) to rehabilitate this alternative treatment. METHODS We used under magnifying lenses the ultrasound microhandpiece to decalcify 30 explanted aortic valves. In the cases with embedded calcifications the thin top of the probe could be introduced into the thicknes...

Six-month outcome of transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the initial seven patients.

BACKGROUND The current treatment of choice for symptomatic aortic stenosis is aortic valve replacement (AVR) with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), but AVR is associated with significant operative morbidity and mortality in elderly patients with multiple co-morbid conditions. We recently reported the first successful aortic valve implantation procedure (AVI) via a mini-thoracotomy and left ventricu...

Aortic valve debridement by ultrasonic surgical aspirator in degenerative, aortic valve stenosis: follow-up with Doppler echocardiography.

OBJECTIVE Recently there has been an emphasis on reconstructing diseases native valves as an alternative to prosthetic valve replacement. Whereas; the surgical repair of aortic valve stenosis has been always problematic. This study was performed to estimate the clinical results after aortic valve debridement using ultrasonic energy. METHODS Between 1990-1994 26 patients underwent ultrasonic a...

Surgical treatment of bicuspid aortic valve disease

Methods 1217 patients with BAV were treated in the Institute during 2003−2012. There were 902 (74.1%) males. Patients age ranged from 3 days to 76 years, mean 50.2 ± 9,8 years. Aneurysm of ascending aorta took place in 380 (31.2%) pts, 39 (10,3%) of them admitted with dissection. We use: balloon valvuloplasty in 82 (8.1%) patients. Different operative interventions were fulfilled to the rest :1...

Surgical Treatment of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease