Glossary
- Ross operation
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Surgical procedure with severe aortic valve disease: the aortic valve is replaced by the patient’s own pulmonal valve (autograft). A homograft or an artificial valve replaces the pulmonal valve
Author(s): Kinderherzstiftung, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Sticker, Hermine Nock
Reviewed by: Professor Dr Hedwig Hövels-Gürich
Last updated: 2009-04-28
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