Aortic Root Surgery

Types

Mayo Clinic doctors perform several types of aortic root surgery, including:

Valve-sparing aortic root repair

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• Aortic root replacement. In aortic root replacement, your surgeon removes a section of your aorta and your aortic valve. The section of your aorta is replaced with an artificial tube (graft), and your aortic valve is replaced with a mechanical or biological valve.
• Valve-sparing aortic root repair. In this procedure, your surgeon replaces the enlarged section of your aorta with an artificial tube (graft). Your aortic valve remains in place, and your surgeon sutures the valve inside of the graft.