Outcomes of the Ross Procedure in the Pediatric Population

CLINICAL RESEARCH
Anton A. Lukyanov*; Yuriy N.Gorbatyh, PhD,ScD; Alexander V. Bogachev-Prokofyev, PhD; Yuriy L. Naberuchin, PhD,ScD; Alexander Yu. Omelchenko, PhD; Timur S. Khapaev, PhD; Alexander M. Karaskov, PhD,ScD

Academician E.N.Meshalkin Novosibirsk Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, the Russian Federation

*Corresponding author: Anton A. Lukyanov, Center for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Neonatal Surgery of the Academician E.N.Meshalkin Novosibirsk Research Institute of Circulation Pathology .Novosibirsk, Russia. E-mail: anthony1206@rambler.ru

Published: March 25, 2015. DOI: 10.21103/Article5(1)_CR3

Abstract: 

The Ross procedure (RP) is considered by many authors as the best option for aortic valve replacement in young children and adolescents. This paper presents the results of the immediate and late postoperative period (more than 5 years) after the RP among pediatric patients.

Keywords: 
Keywords: Ross procedure; pediatric population; immediate results; long term outcome.
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