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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1330
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

A.D.J. Ten Harkel, MD, PhD

Erasmus MC-Sophia, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr Molewaterplein 60, Rotterdam, 3015 GJ the Netherlands

(Email: a.tenharkel@erasmusmc.nl).

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The Ross operation was introduced in 1967 by Donald Ross. It became an important alternative for prosthetic valves in patients who needed aortic valve replacement. The major advantages are that it has low thrombogenicity resulting in avoidance of anticoagulant therapy and the potential to grow in children. Patients who benefit most from the Ross operation are children, young adults with an active lifestyle that can interfere with anticoagulant therapy, and women in childbearing age. Despite these advantages, long-term follow-up studies now show substantial . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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