Ross operation in a patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.05.057.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Valve Insufficiency
- Arthritis, Juvenile
- Pulmonary Valve