Long-term outcomes after the paediatric Ross and Ross-Konno procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Ross procedure is an attractive option for the management of aortic valve disease in paediatric patients. We reviewed our experience with the paediatric Ross procedure to determine survival and freedom from reoperation in the third decade after surgery.

Methods

We reviewed the data of 124 paediatric patients [71% male, median age at time of surgery 11.1 years (interquartile range 6-14.8 years); 63.7% bicuspid aortic valve], who underwent the Ross procedure at 2 tertiary centres from April 1991 to April 2020. The Ross-Konno procedures were performed on 14 (11.3%) patients. Deaths were cross-checked with the national health insurance database, and survival status was available for 96.8% of the patients. The median follow-up time was 12.1 years (interquartile ran

SUBMITTER: Schlein J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8691719 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature