The Ross procedure is a double-valve operation using the patient’s pulmonary valve as an autograft to replace the damaged aortic valve, with pulmonary donor tissue used to reconstruct the continuity of right ventricular outflow and the pulmonary artery. It is most often performed in children, with good long-term results, and several recent studies including a 2018 systematic review and meta-analysis found clear benefits for the surgical procedure in selected young and middle-aged patients.
“This study shows that the Ross procedure is an operation with potentially significant value in terms of survival and quality of life in young and middle-aged adults,” Romeo and colleagues wrote.