Aortic root replacement with re-implantation technique in an infant with Loeys-Dietz syndrome and a bicuspid aortic valve

Julie Cleuziou; Walter B Eichinger; Christian Schreiber; Rüdiger Lange

doi:10.1007/s00246-009-9541-z

Aortic root replacement with re-implantation technique in an infant with Loeys-Dietz syndrome and a bicuspid aortic valve

Pediatr Cardiol. 2010 Jan;31(1):117-9. doi: 10.1007/s00246-009-9541-z. Epub 2009 Sep 26.

Authors

Julie Cleuziou¹, Walter B Eichinger, Christian Schreiber, Rüdiger Lange

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany. cleuziou@dhm.mhn.de

PMID: 19784694
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9541-z

Abstract

We report on an infant with a Loeys-Dietz Syndrome and a bicuspid aortic valve, who presented with rapid dilatation of the aortic root. We performed a valve-sparing aortic root replacement with re-implantation technique using a Dacron graft with pseudo-sinuses (Gelweave Valsalva conduit, Vascutek Terumo, Glasgow, Scotland).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aorta / abnormalities*
Aorta / surgery
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Infant
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome / surgery*
Male
Replantation*