Publication details

Reply to Chen et al.

Authors

FILA Petr GOFUS Jan NĚMEC Petr VOJACEK Jan

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Web https://academic.oup.com/ejcts/article/62/4/ezac260/6572341?login=true
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezac260
Keywords Ross operation; Pulmonary conduit; Reoperation; Reintervention
Description We read the letter to the editor written by Chen et al. regarding our published study with great interest. We agree that the reintervention rate on both valves is of utmost importance. Therefore, we described the need for reintervention separately as follows: 9 patients (3.1%) in the Ross group had to undergo a reoperation due to autograft failure and 4 patients (1.4%) underwent a reoperation of the homograft. On the other hand, 16 patients (5.5%) underwent reoperation in the mechanical aortic valve replacement (mAVR) group. We conclude that there is no significant difference in the risk of reoperation between the Ross operation (RO) and mAVR (P?=?0.54) in the mid-term postoperatively. However, only a limited number of patients in our study with a follow-up >10?years after the RO. Therefore, our ability to objectively analyse this long-term complication was limited.

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