Int J Cardiol. 2011 Mar 17;147(3):e53-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.039. Epub 2009 Feb 12.
The Ross procedure is presumed to have a lower incidence of infective endocarditis during follow-up compared to other traditional aortic replacement procedure. We describe 4 cases of infective endocarditis during follow-up of 96 patients who underwent the Ross procedure in our institution. All episodes occurred in patients with a previously dysfunctioning graft. One patient required surgery during the active phase of the infective endocarditis. Clinical outcome was successful in all patients and no one died during follow-up. In conclusion, the incidence of infective endocarditis in patients operated on using the Ross procedure is not negligible. The potential beneficial effect of the Ross procedure with respect to a higher resistance to infection should be evaluated in large prospective series.
罗斯手术与其他传统的主动脉置换手术相比，在随访期间发生感染性心内膜炎的几率较低。我们描述了在我们机构接受罗斯手术的 96 名患者的随访中发生的 4 例感染性心内膜炎。所有的病例均发生在先前功能失调的移植物的患者中。1 例患者在感染性心内膜炎的活动期需要手术治疗。所有患者的临床结果均成功，随访期间无死亡。总之，使用罗斯手术的患者发生感染性心内膜炎的几率不可忽视。应该在大型前瞻性系列研究中评估罗斯手术对感染更高抵抗力的潜在有益效果。
