What is the proper place of the Ross procedure in our modern armamentarium?

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-98

  Cameron, Duke E ^a   Vricella, Luca A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CHILDBIRTH; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; AORTIC VALVE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 34247601493     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02938334     Document Type: Review

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