Aortic Valve-Sparing Root Replacement in Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Long-Term Outcome With the David I Procedure Over 20 Years

This is a retrospective cohort analysis of more than 500 patients undergoing the David I procedure. They specifically looked into the outcome of 50 patients with bicuspid aortic valve undergoing this procedure. While the freedom from reoperation was not different between the two groups, the freedom from reoperation at 10 years was 79% in bicuspid valve patients. Unfortunately, the authors cannot provide markers of success for the David I procedure in patients with bicuspid valves, like geometric findings of the valve prior to reconstruction. However, these results are very encouraging for valve repair success in patients with bicuspid aortic valves.