Methods
From 1999 to 2017, 142 patients with or without aortic root dilatation
who underwent repair of a regurgitant BAV were included in the study.
Ninety-four patients underwent isolated BAV repair (Group 1; mean age
45±14 years) and 48 patients underwent valve-sparing aortic root
replacement plus BAV repair (aortic valve reimplantation – Group 2;
mean age 49±13 years. Median follow-up time was 5.9 years (range 0.5-15)
in Group 1 and 3 years (range 0.5-16) in Group 2, respectively.