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Propensity-Matched Comparison of the Ross Procedure and Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement in Adults

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Submitted by

Malak Elbatarny

Source

Source Name: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Source URL: https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.11.057

Author(s)

Ismail El-Hamamsy, Nana Toyoda, Shinobu Itagaki, Paul Stelzer, Robin Varghese, Elbert E. Williams, Natalia Erogova, and David H. Adams

The Ross procedure in adults has recently seen a surge in interest. The aim of this study was to compare long-term outcomes after the Ross procedure vs biological and mechanical aortic valve replacement (AVR) in adults (aged 18-50 years) undergoing aortic valve surgery.