Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2985743 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2009 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
Results from this study showed good outcomes and an acceptable complication rate with both valve choices. Given the significantly increased risk of early and late death in younger children receiving smaller mechanical valves, the Ross procedure confers survival advantage in this age group at the expense of increased reoperation risk, especially in patients with a rheumatic cause.
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Authors
Bahaaldin MD, Zohair MD, Cedric BSc, Brian W. MD, MPH, Mamdouh MD, Ahmed MD, Charles C. MD, Ziad MD, Mansoor MD, Bahaa MD,