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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:554-555. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.05.023
Copyright © 2007, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Letters to the Editor

Reduction ascending aortoplasty: how safe is it?

Senol Yavuz*

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa Yüksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

Received 15 May 2007; accepted 31 May 2007.

* Corresponding author. Address: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa Yüksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, Duacinari, 16330 Bursa, Turkey. Tel.: +90 224 360 5050; fax: +90 224 360 5055. (Email: syavuz@ttnet.net.tr).

Key Words: Reduction ascending aortoplasty • Ascending aortic aneurysm • Aortic surgery • Bicuspid aortic valve • External reinforcement

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I read with interest the article by Feindt and colleagues [1] describing a conservative operation including reduction ascending aortoplasty (RAA) with external reinforcement for ascending aortic aneurysms. I congratulate the authors on their satisfactory results.

Reduction aortoplasty with or without external reinforcement rather than graft replacement in patients with moderately sized ascending aneurysm of the aorta is still controversial. It is less technically demanding than tube graft replacement of the ascending aorta, but long-term results reveal a debatable issue.

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