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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
The Ross procedure utilizing the pulmonary autograft inclusion technique in adults
Vaughn A Starnes1, Michael E Bowdish1, Robbin G Cohen1
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Abstract:
A retrospective cohort study was conducted in which 129 adult patients with bicuspid aortic valves underwent the Ross procedure with either a standard root inclusion technique or a modified technique whereby the pulmonary autograft is wrapped in a vascular conduit. Primary outcomes were survival and the need for pulmonary autograft reintervention. Competing risk analysis demonstrated the wrapped technique reduced pulmonary autograft reintervention.
