PMID: 15225500Jul 1, 2004Paper

Short-term results with the ross procedure. Does the etiology of aortic valvulopathy affect the outcome?

Revista española de cardiología
Carmen RusFederico Vallés

Abstract

The Ross procedure has become established as an appropriate method for aortic valve replacement in children and young adults. There is controversy regarding the results of this surgical technique depending on whether the aortic valve disorder is congenital or acquired. The objective of this study was to analyze the outcome of this technique in different etiologies. We analyzed 61 patients who underwent the Ross procedure between November 1997 and November 2001. Age range was 6 to 54 years, and 44 patients (72%) were male. The mean duration of follow-up was 15.6 (10.6) months. The aortic valve lesion was stenosis in 17 patients, regurgitation in 22 and both in 22. The patients were divided into two groups: etiology was congenital in group I (40 patients) and acquired in group II (21 patients: 14 rheumatic, 2 degenerative, 2 endocarditis and 3 other). Pre-intervention data showed significant differences in age, functional class and percentage of patients with previous cardiac surgery. In the last follow-up examination, autograft gradient and homograft gradient were similar in both groups. Diastolic and systolic diameters and left ventricle ejection fraction were normal in both groups and did not differ between groups. Major event...Continue Reading

References

Sep 2, 1999·The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery·S K ChoudharyA S Kumar
Dec 29, 1999·The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery·L SolymarD Holmgren

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Allogenic & Autologous Therapies

Allogenic therapies are generated in large batches from unrelated donor tissues such as bone marrow. In contrast, autologous therapies are manufactures as a single lot from the patient being treated. Here is the latest research on allogenic and autologous therapies.

Related Papers

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Zohair Al-HaleesFadel Al-Fadley
The Journal of Heart Valve Disease
Roberto R FavaloroCarolina Salvatori
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
F M LupinettiGeoffrey L Rosenthal
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved