Congenital: Aortic Valve
Aortic valve neocuspidization: A bright future in pediatric aortic valve surgery?
We congratulate Ozaki and colleagues1 on their study evaluating midterm results after aortic valve neocuspidization (AVNeo) with glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium. In their cohort of 850 adult patients with various aortic valve diseases who underwent an aortic valve replacement during a period of 8 years, excellent results were reported in terms of actuarial freedom from death, cumulative incidence of reoperation, and recurrent moderate or greater aortic regurgitation.1
