title: Aortic valve replacement with a pulmonary autograft: case studies of the Ross procedure.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schactman
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Graver
mesh_terms: 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