Course Description

After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
• identify the most common neoaortic implantation technique and the most common neopulmonary artery implantation technique that were used in this series of patients
• learn the proposed mechanisms of protein-losing enteropathy and the theoretical pathophysiological conditions that lead to this debilitating disease
• learn the indications for neoaortic valve-sparing operations versus neoaortic mechanical root replacement procedures at the time of reoperation after the Ross operation
• learn the overall operative mortality for this series of patients and the interval, in years, between the first Ross operation and subsequent operations for all causes
• learn the most common cause for reoperation after the Ross operation in this series of patients
• recognize and learn the initiatives that could decrease the incidence for reoperation after the Ross operation
• learn the new techniques that have been applied to a small number of patients in this series