Progress of aortic root enlargement surgery / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Aortic root enlargement or aortic annulus enlargement is one of the key strategies for managing the small aortic root or small aortic annulus. Surgeons may be conservative about the risks of this method, which has limited the application in clinical surgery. Recent large clinical studies have shown that aortic root enlargement does not increase the risk of surgery and is a safe surgical procedure. This article reviews the methods of aortic root enlargement surgery including new aortic root enlargement surgery-aortic root enlargement with replacement of the noncoronary sinus with a patch and clinical outcome, which aims to provide a guidance for clinical practice.