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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2024

The Ross Procedure: Imaging, Outcomes and Future Directions in Aortic Valve Replacement.

Domenico Galzerano, Naji Kholaif, Bandar Al Amro, Mohammed Al Admawi, Abdalla Eltayeb, Amal Alshammari, Giovanni Di Salvo, Zohair Y Al-Halees

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Biofidelic Simulations of the Ross Procedure: Arterial Growth and Remodeling in an Anatomical Context.International journal for numerical methods in biomedical engineering · 2026
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  6. Editorial: What We See Through Cardiac Imaging.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Domenico GalzeranoHeart Center Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9682-3815
Naji KholaifHeart Center Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0003-6914-0730
Bandar Al AmroHeart Center Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Al AdmawiHeart Center Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia.
Abdalla EltayebHeart Center Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6362-4553
Amal AlshammariHeart Center Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia.
Giovanni Di SalvoDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Medical School, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0305-0113
Zohair Y Al-HaleesHeart Center Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0752-4574

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Ross procedure is gaining recognition as a significant option for aortic valve replacement (AVR), and is particularly beneficial in specific patient groups. Although categorized as a class IIb recommendation in the 2020 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA), and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) management guidelines on valvular heart disease, recent studies bolster its credibility. Research, including a propensity-matched study, underlines the Ross procedure's association with enhanced long-term survival and reduced adverse valve-related events compared to other AVR types. This positions the Ross procedure as a primary option for AVR in young and middle-aged adults within specialized centers, and potentially the only choice for children and infants requiring AVR. This review meticulously examines the Ross procedure, covering historical perspectives, surgical techniques, imaging, and outcomes, including hemodynamic performance and quality of life, especially focusing on pediatric and young adult patients. It explores contemporary techniques and innovations like minimally invasive approaches and tissue engineering, underscoring ongoing research and future directions. A summarization of comparative studies and meta-analyses reiterates the Ross procedure's superior long-term outcomes, valve durability, and preservation of the left ventricular function, accentuating the crucial role of patient selection and risk stratification, and pinpointing areas for future research.

Indexed as

adverse valve-related eventsaortic valve replacementcontemporary surgical techniques and innovationsprosthetic aortic valveRoss proceduresurgical techniquestissue engineeringvalve hemodynamicsvalve imagingvalvular heart disease

Identifiers

PMID38276135
PMCPMC10816914

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