Journal article
Improved Survival After the Ross Procedure Compared With Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement
E Buratto, WY Shi, R Wynne, CL Poh, M Larobina, M O'Keefe, J Goldblatt, J Tatoulis, PD Skillington
Journal of the American College of Cardiology | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: It is unclear whether the Ross procedure offers superior survival compared with mechanical aortic valve replacement (AVR). Objectives: This study evaluated experience and compared long-term survival between the Ross procedure and mechanical AVR. Methods: Between 1992 and 2016, a total of 392 Ross procedures were performed. These were compared with 1,928 isolated mechanical AVRs performed during the same time period as identified using the University of Melbourne and Australia and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons’ Cardiac Surgery Databases. Only patients between 18 and 65 years of age were included. Propensity-score matching was performed for risk adjustment. R..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Dr. Buratto is a recipient of a Reg Worcester Scholarship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a Postgraduate Scholarship from the National Health and Medical Research Council (1134340). Dr. Shi is supported by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Foundation for Surgery Peter King/Heart Foundation Research Scholarship in addition to the University of Melbourne Viola Edith Reid and the RG and AU Meade Scholarships. This project was supported by funding provided by the Ross Procedure and Cardiac Surgery Trust. All authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.