• J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Jan 2023

    Long-term outcomes with the pulmonary autograft inclusion technique in adults with bicuspid aortic valves undergoing the Ross procedure.

    • Vaughn A Starnes, Ramsey S Elsayed, Robbin G Cohen, Anna P Olds, Markian M Bojko, Wendy J Mack, Raffaello M Cutri, Hans C Baertsch, Craig J Baker, S Ram Kumar, and Michael E Bowdish.
    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
    • J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2023 Jan 1; 165 (1): 4352.e243-52.e2.

    ObjectiveTo compare outcomes with wrapped (pulmonary autograft inclusion) versus unwrapped techniques in adults with bicuspid aortic valves undergoing the Ross procedure.MethodsBetween 1992 and 2019, 129 adults with bicuspid aortic valves (aged ≥18 years) underwent the Ross procedure by a single surgeon. Patients were divided into those without autograft inclusion (unwrapped, n = 71) and those with autograft inclusion (wrapped, n = 58). Median follow-up was 10.3 years (interquartile range, 3.0-16.8 years). Need for autograft reintervention was analyzed using competing risks.ResultsPre- and intraoperative characteristics as well as 30-day morbidity or mortality did not differ between cohorts. Survival at 1, 5, and 10 years, respectively, was 97.2%, 97.2%, and 95.6% in the unwrapped cohort and 100%, 100%, and 100% in the wrapped cohort (P = .15). Autograft valve failure occurred in 25 (35.2%) of the unwrapped and 3 (5.2%) of the wrapped patients. Competing risks analysis demonstrated the wrapped cohort to have a lower need for autograft reintervention (subhazard ratio, 0.28, 95% confidence interval, 0.08-0.91; P = .035). The cumulative incidence of autograft reintervention (death as a competing outcome) at 1, 5, and 10 years, respectively, was 10.2%, 14.9%, and 26.8% in the unwrapped cohort and 4.0%, 4.0%, and 4.0% in the wrapped cohort.ConclusionsIn adults with bicuspid aortic valves, the Ross procedure with pulmonary autograft inclusion stabilizes the aortic root preventing dilatation and reduces the need for reoperation. The autograft inclusion technique allows the Ross procedure to be performed in this population with excellent long-term outcomes.Copyright © 2021 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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