Freedom from reoperation 38 years after a ross procedure performed in middle age--what can we learn from this remarkable survival?

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jan 15:203:434-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.10.183. Epub 2015 Oct 26.

Authors

Paul J Cacciottolo¹, Isma Rafiq², Leisa J Freeman²

Affiliations

¹ ACHD unit, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² ACHD unit, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK; University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

PMID: 26547728
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.10.183

No abstract available

Keywords: Allograft; Autograft; Ross procedure.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Bioprosthesis*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / trends*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Tissue Engineering / trends*
Transplantation, Autologous / trends*