Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair: Systematic Review on Long-Term Outcomes

In this systematic review, Arnaoutakis and colleagues evaluated the repair durability and survival of patients who underwent repair for a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Twenty-six studies were evaluated after full exclusion criteria were applied. BAV repair was demonstrated to have low operative mortality and excellent 5-year survival. Variations in surgical technique (eg, in reimplantation or remodeling), were not associated with protection from reintervention. Systematic assessment of cusp height and annular stabilization favored long-term durability, and increased leaflet calcification was noted to have higher rates of reintervention.