The Ross Procedure in Adults Presenting With Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Pure Aortic Regurgitation: 85% Freedom From Reoperation at 20 Years

Poh and colleagues analyzed the results of the Ross procedure in 129 patients with bicuspid aortic valve and pure aortic regurgitation. The mean age at surgery was 34.7 ± 10.6 years and mean length of follow-up was 9.6 ± 6.8 years. Late survival at 10 and 20 years after surgery were 99% and 95%, respectively, and aortic valve redo surgery was necessary in 11 patients. Longer aortic cross-clamp and cardiopulmonary bypass times and larger preoperative sinotubular junction diameter were predictors of having redo aortic valve surgery.