Inspiris Resilia or Valve Sparing Root Replacement

Filmed at the 2018 EACTS Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy, Mohamad Bashir of the Barts Heart Centre in London, UK, moderates a discussion on the importance of valve repair in aortic root aneurysm. Dr Bashir is joined by Emmanuel Lansac of the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris, France, Michael Borger of the Leipzig Heart Center in Germany, and Ruggero De Paulis of the European Hospital in Rome, Italy. They begin by discussing the AVIATOR registry, an open valve research network from the Heart Valve Society focused on dystrophic aortic insufficiency. The panelists address the difficulty of the valve sparing root replacement technique, discuss the role of industry innovation in valve surgery, and emphasize the importance of providing the best possible outcomes for patients.