Key result
The Ross operation replaces a diseased aortic valve with the patient's own pulmonary valve, providing living tissue with growth potential but leaving two potentially malfunctioning valves.
Population
Patients requiring aortic valve replacement
Design
Review
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May suit select young patients seeking anticoagulation-free AVR; leaves open durability and reintervention risks versus prostheses in prospective data.
The Ross operation provides a living tissue alternative for aortic valve replacement that avoids anticoagulation and offers potential durability, though it is technically demanding and places two valves at risk.
Cornelius A. Botha (2005) conducted a review in Diseased aortic valve. Ross operation was evaluated. The Ross operation replaces a diseased aortic valve with the patient's own pulmonary valve, providing living tissue with growth potential but leaving two potentially malfunctioning valves.
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