{"id":40232,"date":"2025-03-06T17:24:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T22:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/?p=40232"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:15:33","slug":"ross-procedure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2025\/03\/06\/ross-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross Procedure Patient Education Center Launches Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As many of you know, I had a Ross Procedure performed by Dr. Vaughn Starnes<\/a> in 2005.\u00a0 Since then, nearly 20 years ago, I have had no re-operations and I am not on any medications including blood thinners. While the Ross Procedure is not for everybody, I am getting many patient questions about this advanced form of aortic valve surgery given new research about patients who are experiencing (i) a return to normal life expectancy and (ii) long-term durability going out to the third post-operative decade.<\/p>\n

For this reason, I am happy to announce that we just launched a new “Ross Procedure Patient Education Center” that was designed to educate patients about the Ross Procedure. Thankfully, many world-renowned Ross Procedure surgeons helped me build this educational resource.<\/p>\n

Click here to experience the new Ross Procedure Patient Education Center.<\/a><\/p>\n

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On behalf of our community, many thanks to all of the the aortic valve experts who supported this educational initiative including:<\/p>\n