title: Ross procedure for patient with Marfan syndrome.
abstract: The most prominent long-term complication after the Ross procedure is the risk of autograft dilatation, and therefore its application in patients at increased perceived risk of autograft dilatation (those with bicuspid aortic valve disease, aortic insufficiency [AI] with dilated aorta, collagen vascular diseases such as Marfan syndrome) has been discouraged. We reported a modified Ross procedure in 2005 in which the autograft was completely encased in a polyester graft before implantation to prevent further dilatation of the autograft. This case report describes follow-up of a patient with Marfan syndrome who underwent this modified Ross procedure in July 2005.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Electronic address: yoshiootaki@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ootaki
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Fairfax, Virginia.
authors.forename: Irving
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Ross M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ungerleider
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000637:transplantation*