[Verse 1]
When the repair is done and healing starts
The truncal valve now guards your beating heart
It's the only gate for blood to flow
To your body head to toe
But hidden flaws may start to show
[Chorus]
Neo-aortic valve, watch it well
Regurgitation time will tell
Mild today but years ahead
Structural changes we must dread
Monitor for life, that's what we do
The valve that once was truncal too
[Verse 2]
Subtle problems underneath the surface lie
What looks stable now may change with time
The native tissue bears the systemic load
Pressure changes down the road
Repair or replacement may be the code
[Chorus]
Neo-aortic valve, watch it well
Regurgitation time will tell
Mild today but years ahead
Structural changes we must dread
Monitor for life, that's what we do
The valve that once was truncal too
[Bridge]
Ten months stable, mild degree
But lifelong surveillance is the key
Years or decades down the line
Those abnormalities align
Intervention may be required
When the valve becomes too tired
[Verse 3]
From truncal origin to systemic gate
This valve's journey seals our patient's fate
The only outflow for the left side now
We watch and wait and wonder how
Long before we intervene somehow
[Chorus]
Neo-aortic valve, watch it well
Regurgitation time will tell
Mild today but years ahead
Structural changes we must dread
Monitor for life, that's what we do
The valve that once was truncal too
[Outro]
Single valve, systemic flow
Watch it closely as they grow
Truncus repaired but not the end
This valve's story will transcend