Reoperations After the Ross Procedure

Reoperations after the Ross procedure.

Spectrum and outcome of reoperations after the Ross procedure.

BACKGROUND Proposed advantages to the Ross procedure included presumed increased freedom from reoperation and simpler reoperation for pulmonary conduit replacement if needed. It is increasingly apparent, however, that reoperations are frequent after the Ross procedure and that when required, they may be more complex than previously thought. METHODS AND RESULTS Between September 1991 and Augus...

Reoperations after paediatric Ross operation.

not good because of the recurrent inflammatory disorder. You cannot preserve. Dr Hraska: Okay. Is mechanical aortic valve replacement only, without root replacement, justifiable when the long-term future of the neoaortic root is unclear? Can you comment on that? Dr Alsoufi: This is definitely a good question, and I am already trying to get echocardiograms in those patients who had the aortic va...

Cardiac reoperations following the Ross procedure in children: spectrum of surgery and reoperation results.

OBJECTIVES The Ross procedure is the preferred aortic valve replacement (AVR) choice in small children. Nonetheless, it is a complicated surgery and there are concerns that subsequent cardiac reoperations are exceptionally complex and associated with high morbidity and mortality. We examine the surgical spectrum and report outcomes of cardiac reoperations in patients who had undergone the Ross ...

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...