BENTALL PROCEDURE
Procedure:
A Bentall procedure is a cardiac surgery operation involving composite graft replacement of the aortic valve, aortic root and ascending aorta, with re-implantation of the coronary arteries into the graft.
Major Indications:
- To treat combined aortic valve and ascending aorta disease, including lesions associated with Marfan syndrome
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic regurgitation
- Aortic dissection