Anatomy and pathophysiology of the ventriculo-aortic junction: implication in aortic valve repair surgery
(2013) Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery — Vol. 2, n° 1, p. 57-64 (2013)
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- (en) Introduction : To understand the different mechanisms of aortic regurgitation (AR), the aortic valve needs to be considered as a functional unit composed of three structures: (I) the functional aortic annulus (FAA), comprising of the ventriculo-aortic junction (VAJ) and the sino-tubular junction (STJ) ; (II) the leaflets with their attachment; and (III) the three sinuses of Valsalva. The different mechanisms of AR have been classified by our group in a repair-oriented classification, with particular importance given to the VAJ. Generally, along with the primary repair technique specific for each type of AR, a VAJ annuloplasty is required to restore the discrepancy between valve orifice and quantity of leaflet tissue. [...]
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de Kerchove, L., & El Khoury, G. (2013). Anatomy and pathophysiology of the ventriculo-aortic junction: implication in aortic valve repair surgery. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2(1), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2012.12.05 (Original work published 2013)