https://www.HeartValveSurgery.com The Ross Procedure is an advanced form of heart valve replacement surgery that can provide patients several advantages including longterm durability and resistance to infection without the use of blood thinners. However, many patients with aortic valve disease including aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, and bicuspid aortic valve are not aware of the Ross Procedure. In addition, many cardiac surgeons do not offer patients this unique therapy that was developed by Dr. Donald Ross in the 1960s.

To learn more about the Ross Procedure, HeartValveSurgery.com interviewed Dr. Christopher Burke, a leading heart surgeon at University of Washington Medicine Heart Institute in Seattle, Washington.

Questions askedandanswered by Dr. Burke in this video include:

1. The Ross Procedure has become one of your specialties. Why are you attracted to this special heart valve replacement operation?

2. What is the Ross Procedure? What happens to the patient's diseased aortic valve and pulmonary valve during the operation? What is an autograft? What is a donor valve? What is a homograft?

3. The Ross Procedure is described as an “advanced” form of aortic valve replacement surgery. Why is that?

4. Given the advantages of the Ross Procedure, why has this operation been disregarded by some physicians?

5. Over the past 3 years, the number of patient emails sent to HeartValveSurgery.com about the Ross Procedure has skyrocketed. Is there a new appreciation for the Ross Procedure? If so, why?

6. We understand you were responsible for the launch of the Ross Procedure program at UW Medicine Heart Institute in Seattle, Washington. Can you talk about the launch and the growth of your Ross Procedure program?

7. Is the Ross Procedure for patients of any age? Or, is there a maximum age limit for patients specific to when the Ross Procedure may or may not be appropriate?

8. What is your #1 piece of advice for patients considering the Ross Procedure?

To contact Dr. Christopher Burke, please call (206) 2227672. You can also see a complete surgeon biography and patient reviews for Dr. Burke at https://www.heartvalvesurgery.com/s....