Brief Summary
This video features Adam from HeartValveSurgery.com interviewing Dr. Chris Malazery, a cardiac surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, about the connection between bicuspid aortic valves, connective tissue disorders, and aneurysms. Dr. Malazery explains that patients with bicuspid aortic valves are more prone to aneurysms in the aorta and its branches. He also describes the surgical procedure to address aortic aneurysms, which involves resecting the diseased portion of the aorta and replacing it with a Dacron graft.
- Bicuspid aortic valves can increase the risk of aneurysms.
- Aneurysms are treated by resecting the affected aortic section and replacing it with a graft.
- Connective tissue disorders should be considered when diagnosing and treating patients with bicuspid aortic valves and aneurysms.
Adam from HeartValveSurgery.com is at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Conference in Los Angeles, California, joined by Dr. Chris Malazery from Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. They discuss new research and address patient questions, specifically one from Lily about connective tissue disorders and bicuspid aortic valves.
Dr. Malazery addresses Lily's question about the susceptibility of individuals with bicuspid aortic valves and connective tissue disorders to additional aneurysms. He confirms that these patients are indeed more susceptible to aneurysms not only in the aorta but also in its branches. Diagnostic evaluation is crucial to identify coexisting aneurysms, as treatments are available. Aneurysms associated with bicuspid aortic valves typically occur in the ascending aorta.
Dr. Malazery explains the surgical approach to fixing an aneurysm in the aorta. The procedure involves resecting, or completely removing, the diseased part of the aorta. In its place, a pre-manufactured Dacron graft, which is a plastic tube, is inserted. This graft replaces the removed section of the aorta, addressing the aneurysm.
Adam thanks Dr. Malazery and his team at Northwestern Medicine for their work in helping patients with heart valve disease, connective tissue disorders, and aneurysms. He encourages viewers to subscribe to the YouTube channel and visit HeartValveSurgery.com for more information.
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0:04 [Music] Hi everybody, it's Adam with heartv valves surgery.com and we're in Los Angeles, California at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Conference. I am thrilled to be joined by Dr. Chris Malazery who is a leading cardiac surgeon at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Mala, you and I have known each other for a long time. It is great to see you again here at STS. Good to see you again, Adam. Yeah. So, there's a lot of new research and data coming out here. We're also getting questions from patients all over the world. This comes at us from Lily all about connective tissue disorder and
0:51 bicuspid aortic valves. Lily asks, "I have a connective tissue disorder. Are people with bicuspid aortic valves susceptible to additional aneurysms throughout their body?" Patients with bicuspidic valve are susceptible to having aneurysms in the other parts of the body. Not only the aorta, but also the branches off of the aorta. In addition by cuspedic valve patients and connective tissue disorders we must look at diagnostically where these aneurysms coexist because there's treatments for those for bicusperic valve the aneurysm usually exists in the ascending aorta as the aorta comes out of the heart we can fix the aortic valve and also replace that aneurysm part of the aorta Dr. Dr. Mazery to fix an aneurysm in the
1:39 aorta. How do you and your team do that? Correct. So the aneurysm is not repaired. The aneurysm is actually resected. We completely take out that diseased part of the aorta and in its place we put a dacron graft which is pre-manufactured. It's a plastic tube. Well, Lily, I hope that helped you. I know it helped me and Dr. Mala as always. Thanks to you and your team at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago for everything you're doing to help patients with heart valve disease, connective tissue disorders, and aneurysm. Thanks so much for being with me today. Thanks very much, Adam. [Music] Hi everybody, it's Adam. I hope you enjoyed that video and don't forget you
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