Methods
Aneurysm, connective tissue disease, aortic regurgitation, aneurysm
ANEURYSM, ANEURYSM, AORTIC REGURGITATION, AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY, CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE
Patients in the PEARS 200 Database and Aortic Valve Insufficiency and ascending aorta Aneurysm InternATiOnal Registry (undergoing VSRR) with connective tissue disease operated electively for root aneurysm <60 mm with aortic regurgitation (AR) <1/4 were included. Using a PS analysis, 80 patients in each cohort were matched. Survival, freedom from reintervention and from AR ≥2/4 were estimated using a Kaplan-Meier analysis.