Aortic valve replacement with a pulmonary autograft: case studies of the Ross procedure.
The Ross procedure is an old surgical technique that is gaining popularity some 30 years after its introduction. The patient's own pulmonary valve is essentially used as a "spare part" to replace the diseased aortic valve. The Ross procedure has become an accepted and attractive option for patients with a life expectancy of more than 20 years and for patients in whom long-term treatment with anticoagulants is undesirable or problematic. Careful preoperative evaluation and postoperative management, as well as proficient surgical techniques, are all necessary to achieve good outcomes.
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Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous