Prosthesis–patient mismatch (PPM) is defined as implanting a prosthetic that is insufficiently
sized for the patient receiving it. PPM leads to high residual transvalvular gradients post …

Background It remains controversial whether prosthesis‐patient mismatch (PPM) impacts
long‐term outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement. We aimed to evaluate the …

The Y-incision aortic annular enlargement (AAE), first performed in August 2020, offers a
safe and more effective alternative for management of a small aortic annulus/root without …

Background The short-term efficacy and safety of the Y-incision technique of aortic annular
enlargement (AAE) has been established. We aimed to determine how the short-term …

Aortic stenosis (AS), the most common valvular disease in the western world has been
traditionally treated with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) but is increasingly treated …

Background The advent of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has directly
impacted the lifelong management of patients with aortic valve disease. The US Food and …

TO THE EDITOR: The randomized prospective transcatheter aortic valve replacement
(TAVR) vs (surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) trials have demonstrated superior …

Background We aimed to determine the effect of aortic annular enlargement on the midterm
outcomes of aortic valve replacement surgery by comparing patients with the same-sized (≤ …

Background Stentless aortic root replacement (ARR) and aortic root enlargement (ARE) are
established strategies to avoid prosthesis-patient mismatch in patients with aortic stenosis …

Reply to the Editor: Since our Y-incision/rectangular patch technique was presented and
published in 2021, concern has been raised that our aortic annular enlargement (AAE) …