The Ross Procedure in Infants and Young Children

Long-Term Survival and Reintervention After the Ross Procedure Across the Pediatric Age Spectrum

“…These findings are consistent with previous smaller studies [17,21,22]. Similarly, a series evaluating slightly different age groups found that freedom from LVOT reoperation was higher (at 10 years) in younger (age 1 to 12 years) vs older (age 13 to 17 years) children (73.3% vs 46.1%, respectively) [18].…”

“…In our assessment of survival, we found that the neonate/infant group had the highest mortality rate. Our 29% in-hospital mortality rate for neonates is comparable with other modern series with reported mortality ranging from 12% to 75% [9,[17][18][19]. No prior studies have reported on long-term survival for infants after the Ross procedure.…”

Systemic Semilunar Valve Replacement in Pediatric Patients Using a Porcine, Full-Root Bioprosthesis

“…Freedom from right ventricular outflow tract reoperation due to stenosis is reported to be 91% at 4 years [4], 81% at 8 years [14], and 56 to 91% at 10 years [7,15,30]. Despite these findings, pulmonary autografts remain the standard option for aortic valve replacement in children.…”

“…Overall survival in pediatric patients ranges from 82% to 98% at 10 years follow-up [7,15,30,31]. The procedure is somewhat more complex than aortic root replacement and depends on favorable anatomy.…”

The Approach to a Critical Aortic Stenosis Patient With Severely Depressed Left Ventricular Function

“…The mortality of such a rescue procedure has been evaluated to be higher than 50% [6]. In this perspective, we believe that the approach of the Fuwai hospital may be cautious.…”