The Ross procedure is thought of as an attractive option for aortic valve replacement in children and adolescents. We reviewed the basic and latest surgical criteria for graft selection in pediatric population who underwent the Ross procedure. Some positive and negative sides of various grafts in the aortic and lung positions are described. The tendencies and follow-up results of homograft growth proportional to somatic growth of patients are also analyzed.
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