Aortic valve replacement is indicated in patients with severe aortic insufficiency who are either symptomatic or those who have a left ventricular end-diastolic diameter >55 mm or 25 mm/m2 or an left ventricular ejection fraction <55%.
The majority of patients with severe aortic regurgitation requiring<unk>  undergo aortic valve replacement instead of aortic valve repair which is sometimes preformed at highly specialized surgical centers which have appropriate technical expertise and experience in selecting potential patients.
Aortic regurgitation surgery
Mitral regurgitation surgery procedure
Tricuspid regurgitation surgery
Mitral stenosis surgery
Mitral regurgitation surgery
Tricuspid stenosis surgery
Aortic stenosis surgery procedure
Left ventricular aneurysm surgery