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A Rodent Model of The Ross Operation: Syngeneic Pulmonary Artery Graft Implantation in A Systemic Position
Published on: April 1, 2022
Follow-up after the Ross procedure, how significant it is, case reports of three patients
Panagiotis Artemiou1, Ingrid Schusterova2,3, Alzbeta Tohatyova4
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, East Slovak Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Faculty of the University of Pavol Jozef Safarik, Kosice, Slovakia.
Background:
Dilatation of the pulmonary autograft is a major drawback of the Ross procedure and it is the leading cause for reoperation in these patients.
Case Presentation:
In this report we describe 3 cases reports, each one with a different outcome, of patients that underwent the Ross procedure.
Conclusions:
In order to prevent any lethal or non-lethal complications of the pulmonary autograft these patients need a close and life- long systematic follow-up.
