The Relationship Between Neo-Aortic Root Dilation, Insufficiency, and Reintervention Following the Ross Procedure in Infants, Children, and Young Adults
Sara K. Pasquali, MD*,||,
Meryl S. Cohen, MD, FACC*,||,
David Shera, ScD ,||,
Gil Wernovsky, MD, FACC*,||,
Thomas L. Spray, MD ,¶ and
Bradley S. Marino, MD, MPP, MSCE, FACC*, ,||,#,*
* Cardiology
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Critical Care Medicine
|| Pediatrics
¶ Surgery
# Anesthesiology and Critical Care at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Figure 1 Neo-Aortic Root Complex
Two-dimensional echocardiographic image in parasternal long-axis view of the neo-aortic root. Diameter measurements of the neo-aortic annulus, root, and sinotubular junction are shown. AO = aorta; LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle.
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Figure 2 Mean Neo-Aortic Root z-Scores Over Time
*Significant increase in raw measurements and z-scores for all neo-aortic root complex dimensions over time (*p < 0.001 for all). D/C = discharge; ST = sinotubular.
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