[Ross procedure instead of heart transplantation. Recovery potential of the dysfunctional myocardium in heart failure caused by congenital aortic valve insufficiency].
The authors report a case of a child who presented in advanced valvular heart failure secondary to aortic regurgitation. Due to social circumstances heart transplantation was not a viable option, therefore a high risk pulmonary autograft aortic root replacement (Ross procedure) was performed. Following surgery a delayed but rather gratifying myocardial recovery was observed.


CONCLUSIONS
This case represents the preserved recovery potential of the pediatric myocardium in end stage heart failure.
Kollár
András
A
Semmelweis Egyetem, Altalános Orvostudományi Kar, Er- és Szívsebészeti Klinika, Budapest. andraskollar@hotmail.com
Hartyánszky
Istaván
I
Kàdár
Krisztina
K
Oprea
Valéria
V
Környei
László
L
Szatmári
András
A
D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling