The Ross procedure in patients aged less than 18 years: The midterm results [1]
Outcomes of the Ross procedure in 55 children and adolescents performed over a 20 year period were reviewed. Median f/u was 5.5 years. Hospital mortality was 13%, and long-term survival was 85%. Freedom from reoperation for autograft failure at 10 years was 74%, and was 56% for RV outflow tract replacement.
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Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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