Crawford Erin E, McCarthy Patrick M, Malaisrie S Chris, Mehta Christopher K, Puthumana Jyothy J, Robinson Joshua D, Markl Michael, Bonow Robert O, Fedak Paul W M
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Jul;11(4):369-379. doi: 10.21037/acs-2021-bav-207.
Patients with bicuspid aortic valves commonly require an intervention on their valve and/or aorta. Because of their heterogeneous presentations, recommendations for imaging surveillance and surgery timing are highly individualized. Critical points in care include time of diagnosis, transition from adolescent to adult medicine, and surgery referral. To better support patients with bicuspid aortic valves, we developed a comprehensive program that utilizes the multidisciplinary care team, complex interventions, and translational research protocols. We describe our program structure and experience with this common and sometimes challenging diagnosis.
二叶式主动脉瓣患者通常需要对其瓣膜和/或主动脉进行干预。由于其临床表现具有异质性,影像学监测和手术时机的建议高度个体化。护理的关键点包括诊断时间、从青少年医学向成人医学的过渡以及手术转诊。为了更好地支持二叶式主动脉瓣患者,我们制定了一个综合项目,该项目利用多学科护理团队、复杂干预措施和转化研究方案。我们描述了我们的项目结构以及应对这种常见且有时具有挑战性的诊断的经验。