Why the study?
Does the Ross procedure improve late survival compared to mechanical aortic valve replacement with optimal self-management anticoagulation therapy in young adults?
Population
1,324 patients 18 to 60 years of age without dissection, aneurysm, or mitral valve replacement who survived…
Comparison
Ross procedure vs Mechanical aortic valve replacement with optimal…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 5.1 years and 6.3 years
Authors
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Comparable survival with Ross or mechanical AVR should not yet change practice; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Does the Ross procedure improve late survival compared to mechanical aortic valve replacement with optimal self-management anticoagulation therapy in young adults?
In young adults undergoing elective aortic valve surgery, the Ross procedure and mechanical valve replacement with optimal anticoagulation self-management offer comparable late survival in the first postoperative decade.
Mokhles et al. (2010) studied this question.
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