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Surgical repair of congenital aortic regurgitation by aortic root reduction: A finite element study.

Abstract
During surgical reconstruction of the aortic valve in the child, the use of foreign graft material can limit durability of the repair due to inability of the graft to grow with the child and to accelerated structural degeneration. In this study we use computer simulation and ex vivo experiments to explore a surgical repair method that has the potential to treat a particular form of congenital aortic regurgitation without the introduction of graft material. Specifically, in an aortic valve that is regurgitant due to a congenitally undersized leaflet, we propose resecting a portion of the aortic root belonging to one of the normal leaflets in order to improve valve closure and eliminate regurgitation. We use a structural finite element model of the aortic valve to simulate the closed, pressurized valve following different strategies for surgical reduction of the aortic root (e.g., triangular versus rectangular resection). Results show that aortic root reduction can improve valve closure and eliminate regurgitation, but the effect is highly dependent on the shape and size of the resected region. Only resection strategies that reduce the size of the aortic root at the level of the annulus produce improved valve closure, and only the strategy of resecting a large rectangular portion-extending the full height of the root and reducing root diameter by approximately 12% - is able to eliminate regurgitation and produce an adequate repair. Ex vivo validation experiments in an isolated porcine aorta corroborate simulation results.
AuthorsPeter E Hammer, Ignacio Berra, Pedro J del Nido
JournalJournal of biomechanics (J Biomech) Vol. 48 Issue 14 Pg. 3883-9 (Nov 05 2015) ISSN: 1873-2380 [Electronic] United States
PMID26456424 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Validation Study)
CopyrightCopyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Topics
  • Animals
  • Aorta (surgery)
  • Aortic Valve (surgery)
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency (congenital, surgery)
  • Child
  • Computer Simulation
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Humans
  • Swine

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