Ross operation in a patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
A 32-year-old woman with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis underwent a redo aortic valve replacement 7 years after a Ross procedure for severe aortic valve regurgitation. Interestingly, the cause of autograft failure was not related to the rheumatoid inflammation process.
Melina
Giovanni
G
Academic Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Sheppard
Mary N
MN
Pepper
John R
JR
D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors