Abstract
This year it has been 45 years since British surgeon Donald Ross replaced the affected aortic valve with the patient's own pulmonary valve valve, the so-called pulmonary autograph. This so-called Ross operation is the safest most controversial cardiosurgical operation.
It has never expanded significantly, has more opponents than supporters, and is certainly not expecting a bright future. On the other hand, however, earlier "survives" 45 left not extinct.
And that in itself means that it is possible to use half a century in a field that is still in use, a long time. And for this reason, Ross's operation deserves a recapitulation and reflection on its prospects.