RESULTS
Table 1 shows some preoperative and perioperative data of the patients. Eight patients had chronic renal failure, mainly moderate (n=7). Ejection fraction was good in most of the patients (n=6). Nine patients had anaortic CABG, isolated (n=4) or associated with aortic valve replacement (AVR, n=5), whereas one patient had isolated AVR. Wrapping was successfully performed in all the patients.
There was no early or late mortality and no complications, either during the postoperative period or during the follow up. One patient was reoperated on after 48 months because of severe mitral valve disease and underwent uneventful mitral replacement.
Echocardiographic outcome . Table 2 shows the results of the median and last echocardiography compared with baseline. The ANOVA for repeated measurements showed that the aortic root at the level of the Valsalva sinuses reduced slightly but significantly as well as the AA diameter (p=0.03). The STJ and proximal arch showed a mild reduction, but not significant. Comparison between the median and the last follow up showed that all the results remained stable over time.