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Ross Procedure Shows Survival Rates Comparable to General Population in 12-Year Study

Ted Bosworth

5d ago· 6 min readenNews

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A study on the Ross procedure for aortic valve replacement — using a pulmonary autograft — shows patients achieved survival rates comparable to the general population after 12 years of follow-up. The procedure also demonstrated significant valve durability and low reintervention rates, suggesting it restores a living valve to the aortic position. Principal investigator Ismail El-Hamamsy highlights these findings as confirming the fundamental advantage of the approach.

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These findings appear to confirm 'the fundamental advantage' of restoring 'a living valve to the aortic position'

The Ross procedure was associated with significant valve durability and low rates of reintervention

Patients had a survival rate comparable to that of the healthy general population after 12 years of follow-up

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The Ross procedure for aortic valve replacement, which involves a pulmonary valve autograft, achieved low rates of complications after follow-up exceeding 10 years.

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