Infective Endocarditis 2 Decades After Pulmonary Autograft Ross Procedure

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 after th...

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Main Authors: Robin Boyer MD, Charnpreet Upple MD, Fowrooz Joolhar MD, Greti Petersen MD, Arash Heidari MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709620940490