TY - JOUR
T1 - Valve-sparing procedure for dilatation of the autologous pulmonary artery and ascending aorta after the ross operation
AU - Masetti, Paolo
AU - Davila-Roman, Victor A.
AU - Kouchoukos, Nicholas T.
PY - 2003/9/1
Y1 - 2003/9/1
N2 - The need for reoperation remains a principal limitation of the Ross procedure and most commonly includes replacement of the neo-aortic valve. We describe the use of a valve-sparing procedure in a patient with progressive dilatation of the pulmonary autograft and the remaining native ascending aorta and mild regurgitation of the neo-aortic valve.
AB - The need for reoperation remains a principal limitation of the Ross procedure and most commonly includes replacement of the neo-aortic valve. We describe the use of a valve-sparing procedure in a patient with progressive dilatation of the pulmonary autograft and the remaining native ascending aorta and mild regurgitation of the neo-aortic valve.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00196-6
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00196-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 12963228
AN - SCOPUS:0041329928
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 76
SP - 915
EP - 916
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -