Background The management of aortic valve disease is becoming increasingly complicated
with the evolution of treatment options available to cardiac surgeons and cardiologist …

Objectives Pulmonary homograft dysfunction is a limitation after the Ross procedure.
Decellularized pulmonary homografts can potentially mitigate this complication. The aim of …

Over a decade of randomized controlled trial data demonstrate excellent outcomes with
transcatheter aortic valve replacement or surgical aortic valve replacement for patients with …

2 Innovations 00 (0) left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT), the systematic utilization of an aortic
annuloplasty, and replacement of a dilated STJ or ascending aorta have all served to further …

Background The pulmonary autograft is the ideal aortic valve substitute in young patients
with aortic valve disease. Performing Ross procedure in patients with rheumatic heart …

Background Failure of the pulmonary valve autograft (PVA) after the Ross procedure (RP)
has discouraged its widespread use and has led to modifications or alternatives to the …

Prosthetic aortic valve replacements have long been the mainstay of valvular surgery due to
their favorable outcomes and low operative complexity. Yet, mechanical valves require …

A biological approach to aortic valve disease: durability and survival | Nature Reviews
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Objective To evaluate the influence of initial intervention on the long-term outcomes in
congenital aortic stenosis. Methods Two hundred forty-three children underwent initial …

A thirty-year old man presented relatively asymptomatic, having had a loud ejection systolic
cardiac murmur detected. There were no significant cardiovascular risk factors or medical …