Comprehensive Aortic Root & Valve Repair is a comprehensive surgical method involves in modifying aortic root and valve at the same time. Unlike existing method of replacing damaged valves with artificial or bio-prosthetic valves, CARVAR uses a patient’s own valve to minimize rejection and complications. Anticoagulant is not needed after surgery. Aortic valve and root disease can be treated effectively and safely via CARVAR.

Applicable Symptoms for CARVAR
• Aortic insuffucuency due to aneurysm, proximal extension, rheumatism, mitral valve, aortic dissection, and tricuspid valve
• Proximal extension due to marfan syndrome
• Enhanced proximal due to aortic dissection
• An alternative to bental surgery

Advantages of CARVAR Surgery at Konkuk University Medical Center
1) Low Mortality Rate & High Survival Rate
Konkuk University Medical Center has recorded 0% of mortality rate on 268 cases of CARVAR valve surgery including single aortic valve surgery, double mitral valve surgery and triple valve (tricuspid, aortic & mitral valve) surgery from 2007~2010. Konkuk University Medical Center has also recorded 1.76% of mortality rate on overall CARVAR surgery including aortic root disease, and 97.6% of survival rate on 12-year follow-up, delivering considerably superior result compared to international average mortality rate of 5.6%, 78.6% of 5-year follow-up and 61.9% of 10-year follow-up survival rate of valve replacement surgery.
2) Less Post-Operative Complications
Konkuk University Medical Center’s CARVAR surgery has shown 0% of post-surgery thrombosis or embolism as well as bleeding related complications. However, there was a single clinical case of post-surgery infarction (0.25%) related to aortic disease. In overseas, valve replacement surgery has recorded 2~5% of post-surgery thrombosis or embolism, and 6~10% of post-surgery bleeding related complications. Konkuk Universeity Medical Center also has recorded superior post-surgery infective endocarditis incidence rate at 0.75% compared to 1~3% in overseas.