Medical treatment in China

Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR, ± Ascending Aorta Repair)

Surgery is usually performed under general anesthesia, with options for full sternotomy or minimally invasive approaches. Typically, the diseased valve leaflets are excised under cardiopulmonary bypass support, and a mechanical or bioprosthetic valve is implanted. If the ascending aorta is dilated,…