TY - GEN AU - Ahmed Salah ElDin Fouad AU - Mohamed Rady AbuElEzz , AU - Mostafa Radwan , AU - Walid Gamal AbuSenna , TI - Ross procedure versus mechanical aortic valve replacement shot and midterm results / PY - 2007/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ahmed Salah ElDin Fouad , KW - Mechanical valves KW - Pulmonary autograft KW - Ross procedure N1 - Thesis (PH.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Issued also as CD N2 - In our randomized cohort of young patients with aortic valve stenoses , the Ross procedure was superior to the mechanical prostheses with regard to hemodynamic performance However , this did not result in an accelerated left ventricular mass regression Clinical advantages like reduced valve - related complications and lesser myocardial strain will have to be proven in the long term ER -