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The aim of this study was to assess the learning curve of the Ross procedure and to evaluate the impact of new surgeons joining an experienced Ross program.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>From 2011 to 2023, 673 consecutive Ross procedures were performed in adults (&amp;lt;69\u2009years) at the Montreal Heart Institute. The cohort was divided into 3 groups depending on the previous experience of the operating surgeon. Safety (including mortality and major complications), efficiency (cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamp times) and efficacy end-points (aortic regurgitation &amp;gt;1\/4) were compared. Cumulative sum analyses were performed to evaluate mortality and major complications.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>There were 3 (0.45%) peri-operative mortalities. All analysed outcomes exhibited temporal trends towards improvement. Major complications decreased from 9.5% in the Early period to 1.8% in the Late (P\u2009=\u20090.019). Similarly, there was a statistically significant improvement in median cardiopulmonary bypass (from 203.5\u2009min in the Early period to 163.5 in the Late, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001) and aortic cross-clamp times (from 180\u2009min in the Early period to 148 in the Late, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Improvement in safety, efficiency and resource utilization were observed after an initial learning period. Addition of new surgeons to an established Ross program did not negatively impact surgical outcomes. Mortality and morbidity remained low and were compared favourably with predicted risks for conventional AVR. The Ross procedure is reproducible with adequate mentorship and support to help minimize individual learning curves.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>#2017-1974<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ejcts\/ezaf071","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,14]],"date-time":"2025-03-14T14:17:51Z","timestamp":1741961871000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Learning curve of the Ross procedure after more than 650 interventions: a single-centre, retrospective analysis"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"67","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-7585-7166","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marco","family":"Tagliafierro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute and Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al , Montr\u00e9al, 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