Ascending aortic aneurysms can tear or burst: What Can Surgeons Do?

Ascending aortic aneurysms can tear or burst. So what can surgeons do today, and when should they be operated on?

In this video, Mr Inder Birdi and Mr Arvind Singh discuss the development of ascending aortic aneurysms in the context of both trileaflet and bicuspid valve configurations.

The newest guidelines on critical size for the replacement of the ascending aorta are discussed in detail.

Procedures such as aortic valve preserving root replacement are debated to make a fascinating interaction between two of the UK's best minimally invasive aortic surgeons.
00:00 Introduction
00:34 What is the aortic valve?
01:35 What is a bicuspid valve?
03:08 Why are bicuspid aortic valves disease prone?
05:04 Ascending aortic aneurysms
08:05 Disease bicuspid valve and aortic aneurysm surgery
13:50 Aortic aneurysm surgery in normal aortic valve
22:00 Can we repair the aortic valve during aortic root surgery?
29:18 What is The Ross Procedure?