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Autograft regurgitation and aortic root dimensions after the Ross procedure: the German Ross Registry experience.

Document type:
Comparative Study; Journal Article
Author(s):
Hanke, T; Stierle, U; Boehm, JO; Botha, CA; Matthias Bechtel, JF; Erasmi, A; Misfeld, M; Hemmer, W; Rein, JG; Robinson, DR; Lange, R; Hörer, J; Moritz, A; Ozaslan, F; Wahlers, T; Franke, UF; Hetzer, R; Hübler, M; Ziemer, G; Graf, B; Ross, DN; Sievers, HH
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Autograft regurgitation and root dilatation after the Ross procedure is of major concern. We reviewed data from the German Ross Registry to document the development of autograft regurgitation and root dilatation with time and also to compare 2 different techniques of autograft implantation. METHODS AND RESULTS: Between 1990 and 2006 1014 patients (786 men, 228 women; mean age 41.2+/-15.3 years) underwent the Ross procedure using 2 different implantation techniques (subcoronary, n=52...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Circulation
Year:
2007
Journal volume:
116
Journal issue:
11 Suppl
Pages contribution:
I251-8
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.678797
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17846313
Print-ISSN:
0009-7322
TUM Institution:
Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie (Prof. Lange)
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