Results of surgical treatment of aortic stenosis in patients with a narrow aortic root after Ozaki surgery and bioprosthetics: A retrospective single-center study

BACKGROUND: Aortic stenosis (AS) itself is a common disease in patients of older populations, and its combination with a narrow aortic root puts the surgeon in front of choosing the most optimal option. The advantages of Ozaki's operation include hemodynamics close to the native aortic valve (AV) and the absence of the need for lifelong anticoagulant therapy.

AIM: To evaluate the hospital and long-term results of surgical treatment of patients with AS and a narrow fibrous ring who underwent Ozaki surgery or AV prosthetics with a biological prosthesis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 836 isolated Ozaki operations or combined interventions of this kind were performed at the Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery (Penza). This retrospective single-center study included 150 patients with critical AC (effective opening area ≤1 cm²) in whose surgical treatment tactics Ozaki surgery or prosthetics with a biological prosthesis were used.

RESULTS: In the early postoperative period, group 1 patients had significantly lower values of the average and maximum gradients on the aortic valve and a larger area of the effective opening of the aortic valve. Also, in group 1 patients, the postoperative period of stay in intensive care is significantly higher, which is a consequence of the longer duration of the operation, the time of artificial circulation and myocardial ischemia. Long-term mortality is higher in the group with prosthetics of AV (Log Rank=0.006). Freedom from re-operation according to the analysis, there was no significant difference between the groups (Log Rank=0.226).

CONCLUSION: Ozaki surgery demonstrates the best hemodynamic characteristics on AV in comparison with a biological prosthesis in patients with a narrow fibrous ring of AV in the early and long-term follow-up periods.