Repair of ventricular septal defect with aortic insufficiency

Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms: 20 Years' Experience

“…In 6 patients the aortic valve was repaired using Trusler's technique. 6 The aortic valve was sufficiently deformed in 21 patients to justify an aortic valve replacement with a prosthetic valve.…”

Resection of subaortic membrane for discrete subaortic stenosis

“…Patients with aortic valve pathology and associated moderate or severe AR needed concurrent aortic valve repair with excision of SubAM. This was achieved by cuspal thinning and a commissural suspension technique as described by Trusler et al…”

Expanding relevance of aortic valve repair—is earlier operation indicated?

“…Subcommissural annuloplasty was combined with cusp repair when indicated. Regurgitation of the tricuspid aortic valves because of prolapse of !1 cusps was frequently treated using cusp plication, either centrally or near the commissure with 5-0 polypropylene suture, 11 or resuspension of the free edge of the cusp by weaving a 5-0 polytetrafluoroethylene suture along the free edge and anchoring it through the aortic wall (Figure 1 C). Cusp perforation resulting from infective endocarditis or iatrogenic injury was repaired by patch closure using pericardium secured with interrupted or continuous 6-0 polypropylene suture (Figure 1, D).…”