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External subcommissural annuloplasty to prevent regurgitation in the pulmonary autograft

^a Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
^b Gottsegen National Intitute of Cardiology, Pediatric Heart Hospital, Budapest, Hungary

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +361-355-4684; fax: +361-355-4684
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In pediatric patients, the further growth potential is a major advantage in using the pulmonary autograft (Ross procedure). The authors describe a modified annuloplasty technique that appears to prevent the development of undesirable aortic regurgitation associated with root enlargement while not affecting overall tissue growth in the autograft.

Key Words: Annuloplasty; Pulmonary autograft; Tissue growth