Clinical outcomes and lessons learned with aortic valve repair in 508 patients.

Background And Aim Of The Study: Aortic valve repair is an attractive alternative to valve replacement. Herein is presented the authors' single-center experience and lessons learned from 508 patients undergoing AVR, in three different groups.

Methods: Between 1993 and 2010, a total of 508 patients (148 females, 360 males; mean age 54 ± 17 years) underwent aortic valve repair.