What is Aortic Root Replacement?
Aortic root replacement removes diseased aortic root tissue beside the heart and reconstructs it with a graft while reimplanting the coronary arteries, with valve replacement or preservation as appropriate. On bypass, diseased root tissue is replaced and coronary buttons are reimplanted. A composite valve-graft conduit replaces the valve, while a valve-sparing root replacement preserves suitable native leaflets.





