Infective Endocarditis 2 Decades After Pulmonary Autograft Ross Procedure

• Main Authors: Robin Boyer MD (Author), Charnpreet Upple MD (Author), Fowrooz Joolhar MD (Author), Greti Petersen MD (Author), Arash Heidari MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pulmonary autograft, or Ross procedure, is performed by supplanting a diseased aortic valve with the patient's own pulmonary valve. Reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract is then completed using a pulmonary homograft. To our knowledge, infective endocarditis occurring decades aft...