{"id":1097,"date":"2010-04-21T09:33:50","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T14:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2010\/04\/21\/ross-procedure-too-old-age-range\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T03:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:00:16","slug":"ross-procedure-too-old-age-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2010\/04\/21\/ross-procedure-too-old-age-range\/","title":{"rendered":"“Am I Too Old For The Ross Procedure?” Asks Greg"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just received an interesting question from Greg about the Ross Procedure<\/a> option for aortic valve replacement.<\/p>\n

Greg writes, “Adam – I’ve been diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis. According to my cardiologist, I’ll be needing surgery in the next few months. Thanks to you, I now know about the Ross Procedure. It seems like it could be a good option for me as I’m active and do not want to be on Coumadin for the rest of my life. However, unlike you, I’m a bit older at 57 years of age. I’m wondering if I’m too old for the Ross Procedure? Do you have any thoughts? Thanks for all you do! Greg”<\/p>\n

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Since I did not have an immediate answer for Greg, I immediately conducted some research which relied upon Dr. Paul Stelzer’s 20-year experience with the Ross Procedure.<\/p>\n

As you may know Dr. Stelzer has performed over 500 Ross Procedures during his career.<\/p>\n

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\nDr. Paul Stelzer – Mount Sinai Hospital (New York)<\/div>\n

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In response to Greg’s question, Dr. Stelzer offers the following:<\/p>\n