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Patients Who Received Ross Procedure Demonstrate Excellent Survival Rates after 20 Years

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

Shettys team followed 252 patients who underwent the Ross procedure, a heart valve replacement operation commonly used to treat younger patients with severe aortic valve disease. Three patients underwent the Ross-Konno procedure, in which the left-sided outflow root is enlarged to fit the pulmonary autograft. at 5 years, 94.3%

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Case report and literature review: fetal diagnosis of vascular ring with circumflex right aortic arch and unique aortic arch branching pattern

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Circumflex right aortic arch is a rare aortic arch anomaly where the arch extends in a retro-esophageal pattern with a left-sided descending thoracic aorta. A 33-year-old G4P3 patient underwent fetal echocardiography after obstetric ultrasound showed concern for double aortic arch.

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Endothelial SMAD4 Deficiency Promotes Pulmonary Hypertension by Impairing Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Organization

Hypertension Journal

BACKGROUND:Aberrant BMPR2 (bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2) signaling is associated with the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension. By contrast, mice with smooth muscle cell-specificSmad4deletion had no pulmonary hypertension but rather displayed evident aortic aneurysm and dissection.

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Medtronic Receives CE Mark for Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement System

DAIC

6, 2025 Medtronic plc hasannounced it received CE ( Conformit Europenne ) Mark for the Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) System, a minimally invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for congenital heart disease patients with native or surgically repaired right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT).

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Impact of aortic and pulmonary artery wall histology on radicular dilatation during the Ross procedure

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

In our study, we aim to explore the structural differences between the aortic root and the pulmonary artery to better understand the process of pulmonary autograft dilatation during the Ross procedure.

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Acute type A aortic dissection with cerebral malperfusion: diagnosis and repair using a novel technique

The British Journal of Cardiology

Though a rare condition, acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is associated with high morbidity and mortality; hence, timely diagnosis and surgery are important to reduce the risk of mortality. If the dissection extends into the aortic arch branches, ensuring adequate cerebral perfusion during surgery is crucial to preventing stroke.

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SCAI Scientific Sessions 2025 to Feature Presentations on TAVR, PAD and PE 

DAIC

Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

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