Maximiliaan L Notenboom, Giovanni Melina, Kevin M Veen, Fabio De Robertis, Giuditta Coppola, Paolo De Siena, Emiliano M Navarra, Jullien Gaer, Michael E K Ibrahim, Ismail El-Hamamsy, Johanna J M Takkenberg, Magdi H Yacoub
IMPORTANCE: The Ross procedure as treatment for adults with aortic valve disease (AVD) has been the subject of renewed interest. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term clinical and echocardiographic outcomes following the Ross procedure for the treatment of adults with AVD. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial included adult patients (age <69 years) who underwent a Ross procedure for the treatment of AVD, including those with active endocarditis, rheumatic AVD, decreased ejection fraction, and previous cardiac surgery...
November 8, 2023: JAMA Cardiology