The Ross operation: Utilization of the patient's own pulmonary valve as a replacement device for the diseased aortic valve

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1017-1026

  Botha, Cornelius A ^a  

^a Cardiac Clinic Bodensee (Lake Constance)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allograft; Aortic valve replacement; Homograft; Pulmonary autograft; Ross operation

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ALLOGRAFT; ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AUTOGRAFT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PULMONARY VALVE; REVIEW; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TURBULENT FLOW;

AORTIC VALVE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; PULMONARY VALVE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 28644450042     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.3.6.1017     Document Type: Review

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