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Long-term results of the Ross procedure in a population-based follow-up

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

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Source

Source Name: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

Source URL: http://ejcts.oxfordjournals.org/content/47/5/e164.abstract

Author(s)

Merja Kallio, Jaana Pihkala, Heikki Sairanen, and Ilkka Mattila

Over a time of 25 years, 51 patients underwent the Ross and 14 the Ross-Konno procedure. Rates of freedom from right ventricular outflow tract intervention was 59% and from autograft intervention was 81% at 15 years. About half of the patients had mild-to-moderate aortic root dilatation.