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Abrupt Aortic Root Dilation After the Ross Procedure—Is This a Progressive Phenomenon?
Author(s) -
Villavicencio Rafael E.,
Humes Richard A.,
Epstein Michael L.,
Walters Henry L.,
Hakimi Mehdi,
Thomas Ronald L.,
Tantengco M. Victoria T.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8191.2003.02045.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic root , dilation (metric space) , cardiology , aorta , combinatorics , mathematics
This study provides evidence of aortic root dilation in children, adolescents, and young adults who have undergone the Ross procedure. Several mechanisms are described.