Ross Procedure

Alexander Karaskov, Ravil Sharifulin et al.
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 49 (2016) e97–e104
Although the Ross procedure provides excellent long-term survival and a high quality of life, only a limited number of 
centres perform it as an alternative to the standard aortic valve replacement in adults. In the present study, we evaluated our 16-year results of using the Ross procedure in adult patients.

Alexander Karaskov, Alexander Bogachev-Prokophiev et al.
The annals of thoracic surgery (2016) Volume 101, Issue 6, Pages 2252–2259
Because of the limited availability of pulmonary allografts, stentless pericardial xenografts have been proposed as an alternative for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction during the Ross procedure. However, the durability of the bioprostheses for RVOT reconstruction in older patients is unknown. In the present study, we evaluated the use of pericardial xenografts for RVOT reconstruction during the Ross procedure in patients aged more than 60 years.