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The Ross Summit IV–2011


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Ross Summit V–2012
September 14th and 15th
Atlanta, Georgia
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Ross Summit III Interview Series

Randolph Martin, MD, discusses the Ross Procedure with:

Hans-Hinrich Sievers, MD [Video]

John W. Brown, MD and Paul E. Stelzer, MD [Video]

Sir Magdi Yacoub, MD [Video]

Tirone David, MD [Video]

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Ross Summit V–2012

Toward a Pulmonary Autograft Renaissance

The Ross Summit IV - 2011 will examine, among other things, updated survival and quality-of-life data for the Ross procedure, reasons for long-term structural and functional success or failure of the Ross procedure, and surgical strategies to salvage a failing pulmonary autograft.

Course Objectives

Program Directors

Prof. Sir Magdi H. Yacoub, FRCS, FRS
Imperial College London
Heart Science Center
London, United Kingdom

William F. Northrup III, MD
Vice President
Physician Relations and Education
CryoLife, Inc
Kennesaw, GA USA

Ross Procedure Survival References With Expected Survival Comparisons or Essentially No Cumulative Mortality

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD et al., Long-term outcomes after autograft versus homograft aortic root replacement in adults with aortic valve disease: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet 2010 Aug;376(9740):524-531.

Tirone E. David, MD et al., When is the Ross operation a good option to treat aortic valve disease? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 Jan;139(1):68-73; discussion 73-5. [Full Text] [PDF]

Hans Sievers, MD et al., Fourteen years? experience with 501 subcoronary Ross procedures: Surgical details and results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 Oct;140:816-822.e5. [Video] [Full Text] [PDF]

John W. Brown, MD et al., Midterm Results of Ross Aortic Valve Replacement: A Single Institution Experience. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 Aug;88(2):601-7; discussion 607-8. [Full Text] [PDF]

Bahaaldin Alsoufi, MD et al., Mechanical valves versus the Ross procedure for aortic valve replacement in children: Propensity-adjusted comparison of long-term outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 Feb;137(2): 362-370. e9. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ronald C. Elkins, MD et al., Ross Operation: 16-year experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 Sep; 136(3):623-30, 630. e1-5. [Full Text] [PDF]

Loes M. A. Klieverik et al., The Ross operation: Trojan horse? Eur Heart J 2007 Aug;28(16) 1993-2000.

Magdi H. Yacoub et al., An Evaluation of the Ross Operation in Adults. J Heart Valve Dis 2006 Jul;15(4):531-9.

Ross Procedure Survival References Without Expected Survival Comparisons

Giovanni Battista Luciani, MD et al., The Ross-Yacoub procedure for aneurysmal autograft roots: a strategy to preserve autologous pulmonary valves. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Mar;139(3):536-42.

J�rgen B�hm, MD et al., A single-institution experience with the Ross operation over 11 years. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Feb;87(2):514-20.

Laurent de Kerchove, MD et al., Ross operation in the adult: long-term outcomes after root replacement and inclusion techniques. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jan;87(1):95-102.

Roberto Favaloro, MD et al. Aortic valve replacement: ten-year follow up of the Ross procedure. J Heart Valve Dis. 2008 Sep;17(5):501-7.

Francisco da Costa, MD et al., Thirteen years' experience with the Ross Operation. J Heart Valve Dis. 2009 Jan;18(1):84-94.

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