Background Aortic regurgitation (AR) related to Behcet's disease (BD) is rare, but usually
fatal. Perivalvular leakage (PVL) is high if AR related to BD treated with regular AVR. In this …

Background Aortic regurgitation is the most common cardiovascular damage in Chinese
patients with Behçet's disease (BD) and is usually associated with aortic disease. These …

Background Although detachment of the implanted valve prosthesis was a well-known
complication in patients with Behçet's disease, complete detachment of an aortic bileaflet …

Prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (IE) is one of the most serious postimplantation
complications. Prosthetic aortic valve IE constitutes 1%–6% of all prosthetic valve IE cases …

Objective: To investigate single center's clinical experiences of aortic valve surgery for
aortitis patients. Methods: From January 2010 to December 2018, 15 patients with aortitis …

The novel anastomosis technique,“subannular endomyocardial implantation of valve
prosthesis (SEIV),” focuses on excluding aortic annular tissue from suture line to avoid …

Cardiac involvement in Behçet's disease (BD) is rare; however, it can be a leading cause of
death. 1, 2 Surgical treatments for cardiac BD are often challenging because of the …

The aortic valve serves as the anatomical structure that marks the starting point for blood that
is pumped by the heart and then circulated throughout the systemic circulation. If the …

Background Behçet's disease is an auto-inflammatory disorder categorized as a primer
systemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology. Genetic factors, infectious agents and the …

Interrupted pledget-armed braided sutures are widely used for valve implantation. In a 74-
year-old woman with aortic valve endocarditis and shallow annular abscess, annulus …