Importance The ideal aortic valve substitute in young and middle-aged adults remains
unknown. Objective To compare long-term outcomes between the Ross procedure and …

Background The Ross operation appears to restore normal survival in young and middle‐
aged adults with aortic valve disease. However, there are limited data comparing it with …

The ideal aortic valve surgery in children must result in an unobstructed, competent aortic
valve that is also durable and accommodates growth of the child. Intuitively, aortic valve …

Prosthetic heart valve interventions continue to evolve with new innovations in surgical and
transcatheter technologies. We compared the recommendations from the 2017 American …

Aim This executive summary of the valvular heart disease guideline provides
recommendations for clinicians to diagnose and manage valvular heart disease as well as …

Importance There is no ideal valve substitute for young adults requiring aortic valve
replacement. Multicenter data supporting use of the Ross procedure with respect to long …

Objective We aimed to assess the long-term outcomes of children with isolated congenital
aortic stenosis who underwent primary aortic valve repair. Methods Records of all children …

Objective Difficult to repair aortic valve lesions, requiring the use of a valve substitute,
remain controversial in the face of the Ross procedure, despite undeniable technical …

Background Although pregnancy outcomes in women with normally functioning
bioprosthetic valves (BPVs) are often good, structural valve dysfunction (SVD) may …

(1) Background: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most frequent congenital cardiac disease.
Alteration of ascending aorta diameter is a consequence of shear stress alterations due to …