Ross operation in a patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Melina, Giovanni; Sheppard, Mary N; Pepper, John R · Ann Thorac Surg · 2010

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 32-year-old woman with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis underwent a redo aortic valve replacement 7 years after a Ross procedure for severe aortic valve regurgitation. Interestingly, the cause of autograft failure was not related to the rheumatoid inflammation process.

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