High incidence of late infective endocarditis in bovine jugular vein valved conduits

Bovine jugular vein (BJV) grafts (Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, Minn) are used to restore right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery continuity. Recent studies have associated these grafts with the development of infective endocarditis. The purpose of this study was to report the incidence of endocarditis i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2018-08, Vol.156 (2), p.728-734.e2
Hauptverfasser:	Beckerman, Ziv, De León, Luis E., Zea-Vera, Rodrigo, Mery, Carlos M., Fraser, Charles D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	bovine jugular vein conduit, endocarditis Contegra right ventricular outflow tract
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