External subcommissural annuloplasty to prevent regurgitation in the pulmonary autograft.
In pediatric patients, the further growth potential is a major advantage in using the pulmonary autograft (Ross procedure). The authors describe a modified annuloplasty technique that appears to prevent the development of undesirable aortic regurgitation associated with root enlargement while not affecting overall tissue growth in the autograft.
Kollár
András
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Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. andraskollar@hotmail.com
Hartyánszky
István
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