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The Living Ross Procedure: A New Paradigm in Partial Heart Transplantation.

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Kesseli, S; Wolf, SEM; Schroder, JN; Beckerman, Z; Overbey, DM; Turek, JW
Published in: Ann Thorac Surg
August 2025

In the Ross procedure, homograft stenosis and regurgitation have limited the longevity of the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit. Partial heart transplantation (PHT) facilitates conduit growth throughout the life of the child. We report the application of PHT of the RV-PA conduit during a Ross procedure, "living Ross," in a 3-year old patient with a congenital unicuspid aortic valve. Pulmonary autograft was used in the aortic position, and an aortic root allograft from the cardiectomy of an adult heart transplant recipient served as the RV-PA conduit. We hypothesize that this Ross procedure, the living Ross, improves the longevity of the RV-PA conduit.

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Published In

Ann Thorac Surg

DOI

EISSN

1552-6259

Publication Date

August 2025

Volume

120

Issue

2

Start / End Page

412 / 414

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Respiratory System
  • Pulmonary Valve
  • Pulmonary Artery
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Child, Preschool
  • Aortic Valve
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
 

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Kesseli, S., Wolf, S. E. M., Schroder, J. N., Beckerman, Z., Overbey, D. M., & Turek, J. W. (2025). The Living Ross Procedure: A New Paradigm in Partial Heart Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg, 120(2), 412–414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.04.039
Kesseli, Samuel, Seth E. M. Wolf, Jacob N. Schroder, Ziv Beckerman, Douglas M. Overbey, and Joseph W. Turek. “The Living Ross Procedure: A New Paradigm in Partial Heart Transplantation.Ann Thorac Surg 120, no. 2 (August 2025): 412–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.04.039.
Kesseli S, Wolf SEM, Schroder JN, Beckerman Z, Overbey DM, Turek JW. The Living Ross Procedure: A New Paradigm in Partial Heart Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Aug;120(2):412–4.
Kesseli, Samuel, et al. “The Living Ross Procedure: A New Paradigm in Partial Heart Transplantation.Ann Thorac Surg, vol. 120, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 412–14. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.04.039.
Kesseli S, Wolf SEM, Schroder JN, Beckerman Z, Overbey DM, Turek JW. The Living Ross Procedure: A New Paradigm in Partial Heart Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Aug;120(2):412–414.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ann Thorac Surg

DOI

EISSN

1552-6259

Publication Date

August 2025

Volume

120

Issue

2

Start / End Page

412 / 414

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Respiratory System
  • Pulmonary Valve
  • Pulmonary Artery
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Child, Preschool
  • Aortic Valve
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology