{"id":3197,"date":"2023-05-03T19:26:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/?page_id=3197"},"modified":"2023-09-27T18:57:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:57:03","slug":"ross-procedure-reoperations-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/ross-procedure-reoperations-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross Procedure Research Alert: Durability &#038; Reoperations with Dr. Bill Brinkman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to the Ross Procedure for the treatment of aortic valve disease, I\u2019m completely biased. The reason? Since my Ross Procedure in 2005, nearly 18 years ago, I have had no issues with my heart. In fact, during my last echocardiogram, my cardiologist said to me, \u201cIt\u2019s quite amazing. Your aortic valve still looks perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That said, my Ross Procedure outcome does not guarantee success for patients considering this advanced form of aortic valve surgery. Patients need to do extensive diligence to learn whether-or-not the Ross Procedure might be right for them.<\/p>\n<p>For example, I get many patient questions about the durability and the reoperation rates of the Ross Procedure. As a result, I do my best to find and share the latest information about the Ross Procedure to help you. So, at the recent Society of Thoracic Surgeons Conference, I was lucky to interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-William-Brinkman-Plano-Texas.php\">Dr. Bill Brinkman<\/a>, a Ross Procedure specialist at Baylor Scott &amp; White The Heart Hospital \u2013 Plano in Plano, Texas. Dr. Brinkman and his team recently published new research about the Ross Procedure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Cdk--J1urQ?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Key Learnings About The Ross Procedure<\/h2>\n<p>Here are important findings from my discussion with Dr. Brinkman about the Ross Procedure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to Dr. Brinkman, the long-term outcomes for the Ross Procedure are favorable and often restore normal life expectancy for patients. \u201cIt\u2019s very exciting,\u201d states Dr. Brinkman, \u201cIn summary, patients do very well long term, and their survival parallels the normal survival of the average person without aortic disease in the population.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The new aortic valve that is transferred from the pulmonary valve position, also known as the autogaft, has benefits compared to typical heart valve replacement devices including mechanical and tissue valves. \u201cIf you look at mechanical valve or bioprosthetic valves, there\u2019s a little bit of price to pay,&#8221; states Dr. Brinkman. &#8220;I think the gradients across the new aortic valve, are superior. You have a living valve in your aortic root with normal gradients that can heal itself. \u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-William-Brinkman-Plano-Texas.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/profileImages\/331.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. William Brinkman - Ross Procedure Surgeon\" width=\"219\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDr. William Brinkman (Ross Procedure Surgeon)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If a patient requires a reoperation after a Ross Procedure, Dr. Brinkman often &#8220;spares&#8221; the autograft to help patients keep their own tissue. \u201cOccasionally and rarely, we do have reoperations in the Ross procedure,\u201d states Dr. Brinkman. \u201cSo, we analyzed that and what we found is that people who have a reoperation on their Ross, many times we can spare the autograft, keep that same living valve working and keep it in there, and they don\u2019t have to be on Coumadin.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Patients that do require a Ross Procedure reoperation may continue to benefit from normal life expectancy. \u201cThey stay on that same survival curve, which is superior to the bioprosthetic and even the mechanical valve.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Given the complexity of the Ross Procedure, Dr. Brinkman\u2019s advice for patients with aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation and bicuspid aortic valves includes doing research and finding a cardiac center that specializes in the Ross Procedure. \u201cRead up on the Ross Procedure. There\u2019s a lot of information out there,\u201d states Dr. Brinkman. \u201cI would go to a comprehensive valve center where there\u2019s a surgeon or a group of surgeons who are definitely interested in the Ross and have a track record with the Ross because it is a complex procedure. But, if done well, it\u2019s a beautiful thing. It just depends on your anatomy and other factors whether you\u2019re a good candidate for the Ross or not.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Many Thanks to Dr. Brinkman &amp; Baylor Scott &amp; White The Heart Hospital \u2013 Plano<\/h2>\n<p>I would like to extend a mighty \u201cTHANK YOU!\u201d to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-William-Brinkman-Plano-Texas.php\">Dr. Brinkman<\/a> for taking the time to share his Ross Procedure research with our patient community. We would also like to thank the entire team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/hospital\/the-heart-hospital-baylor-plano\">Baylor Scott &amp; White The Heart Hospital \u2013 Plano<\/a> for their participation in this research and their care of patients in our community!<\/p>\n<p>Related Links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-William-Brinkman-Plano-Texas.php\">See Dr. Brinkman&#8217;s Interactive Surgeon Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/ross-procedure\/\">Ross Procedure: 10+ Facts Patients Should Know<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep on tickin!<br \/>\nAdam<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>P.S. For the deaf and hard of hearing members of our community, I have provided a written transcript of this video with Dr. Brinkman below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"cms.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"class_list":["post-3197","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-ross-procedure"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3197"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3867,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3197\/revisions\/3867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}