910-21 Ross Procedure: Is It Really the Ideal Solution?

Follow-up after the Ross procedure. How significant it is

Background/Introduction Replacement of the aortic valve or aortic root with a pulmonary autograft (Ross procedure) and replacement of the pulmonary valve with a pulmonary allograft or xenograft and is now a widely used technique for the treatment of aortic valve disease in the children and young adult. Excellent short and midterm results have been demonstrated but there is continuing concern ab...

Ross procedure

INTRODUCTION In 1967 Donald Ross introduced the subcoronary Ross procedure consisting of transplantation of the autologous pulmonary valve into aortic position. We describe our 15-year experience in Ross procedures. METHODS 576 subcoronary operations have been performed (436 male and 140 female patients); the mean age was 45±11.9 years. (range, 13 to 70 years). The mean follow-up was 7±4.2 ye...

The Ross Procedure

Background—Reports on outcome after the Ross procedure are limited by small study size and show variable durability results. A systematic review of evidence on outcome after the Ross procedure may improve insight into outcome and potential determinants. Methods and Results—A systematic review of reports published from January 2000 to January 2008 on outcome after the Ross procedure was undertak...

Follow-up after the Ross procedure, how significant it is, case reports of three patients

BACKGROUND Dilatation of the pulmonary autograft is a major drawback of the Ross procedure and it is the leading cause for reoperation in these patients. CASE PRESENTATION In this report we describe 3 cases reports, each one with a different outcome, of patients that underwent the Ross procedure. CONCLUSIONS In order to prevent any lethal or non-lethal complications of the pulmonary autogra...

Reoperations after the Ross procedure.