AORTIC VALVE REPAIR

Course overview

AORTIC VALVE REPAIR IS PERFORMED TO TREAT AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY WITH OUTCOMES COMPARABLE TO THE VALVE REPLACEMENT. WHEN PERFORMED IN A HIGH VOLUME CENTER WITH ADEQUATE EXPERTISE, A WIDE VARIETY ETIOLOGIES OF AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY CAN BE REPAIRED INCLUDING SUBVALVULAR AND SUPRAVALVULAR REPAIR. AORTIC ROOT DILATION LEADING TO AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY CAN ALSO BE REPAIRED HENCE IMPROVING THE AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THIS CONDITION.