Results:
Male patients consisted of the majority (80%) with a mean age of 53.47
± 15.22 years. There were 4 reoperations (13.3%). Hospital mortality is
6.66% with two patients. One patient with additional extensive calcific
aortic valve debridement, replacement and coronary artery bypass
grafting (CABG) died of multiorgan failure on 19thpostoperative day. The other patient with 2 previous operations
involving ascending aorta and the arc developed infective endocarditis
of the native aortic valve and pacemaker leads. He could not survive his
3rd operation which included aortic valve replacement,
arch graft revision, and withdrawal of the pacemaker wires. Demographics
and operative procedures are given in Table 1