Operative variables
| PEARS (n=159) | |
| PEARS completed | 156 (98.1) |
| Isolated aortic PEARS | 136 (85.5) |
| PEARS+mitral valve repair | 18 (11.3) |
| PEARS+elective CABG | 1 (0.6) |
| PEARS+mitral valve replacement | 1 (0.6) |
| Converted to VSRR (1 with mitral valve repair) | 2 (1.3) |
| Procedure aborted | 1 (0.6) |
| Implant size (n=156) | |
| Scaled to 95% luminal diameter | 77 (49.9) |
| Scaled to 100% luminal diameter | 79 (50.6) |
| Completed PEARS procedures (n=156) | |
| Operative duration (min) | 169 (145–204) |
| Isolated aortic PEARS (n=136) | |
| Operative duration (min) | 164 (144–200) |
| CPB used | 29 (21.3) |
| CPB time (min) | 60 (41–77) |
| VSRR (n=142) | |
| Operative technique | |
| Reimplantation (David) | 81 (57) |
| Remodelling+external annuloplasty | 53 (37.4) |
| Remodelling (Yacoub) | 8 (5.6) |
| Aortic leaflet procedures | |
| Tricuspid aortic valve | 139 (97.9) |
| No repair | 92 (64.8) |
| 1 cusp repaired | 28 (19.7) |
| 2 cusps repaired | 11 (7.8) |
| 3 cusps repaired | 8 (5.6) |
| Bicuspid aortic valve | 3 (2.1) |
| No repair | 1 (0.7) |
| 1 cusp repaired | 2 (1.4) |
| Undergoing concomitant procedure | 26 (18.3) |
| Total concomitant procedures | 29 (20.4) |
| Mitral valve repair | 16 (11.3) |
| PFO closure | 5 (3.5) |
| CABG | 4 (2.8) |
| Ablation | 2 (1.4) |
| Extra-anatomical coeliac trunk bypass | 1 (0.7) |
| Tricuspid valve annuloplasty | 1 (0.7) |
| Aortic cross-clamp time | 133 (115–161) |
CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; PEARS, personalised external aortic root support; PFO, patent foramen ovale; VSRR, valve-sparing root replacement.