Aortic regurgitation
AORTIC REGURGITATION
At last follow-up after PEARS (median 21 months, IQR 4–42), nearly 90% of patients had no AR and only one patient had an Both preoperatively and at discharge, patients undergoing VSRR were significantly more likely to have mild (1/4) AR. After PS matching, there was no significant difference in AR grade at these time points (For the total population, freedom from AR ≥2/4 at 5 years was significantly greater after PEARS: 98.2% (n=23 at risk) vs 88.9% for VSRR (n=46 at risk) (p=0.02) (Kaplan-Meier estimate of freedom AR ≥2/4 for the total (A) and matched (B) population, including 95% CIs. Graphs were truncated when less than 15% of patients remained at risk. AR, aortic regurgitation; PEARS, personalised external aortic root support; VSRR, valve-sparing root replacement.