Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 173-175 , 2005

The Ross procedure is an ideal aortic valve replacement operation for the teen patient

  • Shamsuddin Khwaja
    • ,
  • John J. Nigro
    • ,
  • Vaughn A. Starnes

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Southern California, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd. #66, Los Angeles, CA 90027

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PII: S1092-9126(05)00013-X

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2005.01.012

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 173-175 , 2005

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