TY  - EJOU
AU  - Maeda, Toshi 
AU  - Ito, Hiroki 
AU  - Hirose, Keiichi 
AU  - Sakamoto, Kisaburo 

TI  - Bicuspidization Using the Open-Sleeve Technique for Congenital Aortic Stenosis during Infancy
T2  - Structural and Congenital Heart Disease

PY  - 2024
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
SN  - 3071-1738

AB  - Congenital aortic stenosis (cAS) frequently requires intervention during the neonatal or infantile period. However, surgical repair is challenging because of the narrow surgical space. We performed bicuspidization using the open-sleeve technique for cAS with a unicuspid aortic valve in two patients. Postoperatively, the patients were doing well without reintervention for the aortic valve for 8 and 6 years, respectively. Their aortic annular diameter increased along with somatic growth. Bicuspidization for neonates or infancy can be performed safely using the open-sleeve technique as its midterm results have been satisfactory.
KW  - Aortic valve repair; infant; bicuspidization; open-sleeve technique

DO  - 10.32604/chd.2024.050945