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

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

During the surgery, the malfunctioning aortic valve is replaced with the patients own healthy pulmonary valvea technique called an autograftand the pulmonary valve replaced with donor tissue. Three patients underwent the Ross-Konno procedure, in which the left-sided outflow root is enlarged to fit the pulmonary autograft.

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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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Prognostic value of non-invasive right ventricle-pulmonary artery coupling in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

This study aims to assess the prognostic significance of non-invasive right ventricle-pulmonary artery coupling in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease (PH-LHD) and identify.

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Robotic-assisted right upper lobectomy with systemic pulmonary vein anomaly: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

While the role of low-dose computed tomography (CT) in lung cancer screening is established, its limitations in detailing pulmonary vascular variations are less emphasized. Three-dimensional reconstruction tec.

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Pulmonary artery sarcoma affecting the pulmonary valve mistaken as pulmonary vasculitis: a case report and comparative literature review

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Pulmonary arterial sarcomas (PAS) are rare aggressive tumours occurring mainly in the pulmonary trunk. We report a case of PAS involving the pulmonary trunk wall and valve, with uniform wall thickening which r.

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Career Resources

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Early Career

Image Blog Managing Relationships with Patients Early career cardiothoracic surgeons have many important relationships that need to be managed and developed. Image News STS Boot Camp: Refine Skills Through Hands-on Practice From August 22 - 25, 2024, 60 first-year cardiothoracic surgery residents took part in the STS Boot Camp in Chicago.

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Early inspiris resilia valve failure in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary valve regurgitation

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Pulmonary valve failure requiring replacement (PVR) is more commonly seen in children and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). Adults with CHD and pulmonary regurgitation have traditionally underg.