Tricuspid Valve Replacement Using an Unstented Pulmonary Homograft

In consideration of the limitations of mechanical and stent-mounted tissue valves, a technique was developed for tricuspid valve replacement using an inverted pulmonary homograft. It was used successfully in a 4-year-old patient operated on for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1988-07, Vol.46 (1), p.58-62
Hauptverfasser:	McKay, Roxane, Sono, Jun, Arnold, Robert M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arrhythmias, Cardiac - complications Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava Ebstein Anomaly - surgery Female Heart Heart Valve Prosthesis Humans Infant, Newborn Medical sciences Prosthesis Design Pulmonary Valve - transplantation Transplantation, Homologous Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency - complications Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	In consideration of the limitations of mechanical and stent-mounted tissue valves, a technique was developed for tricuspid valve replacement using an inverted pulmonary homograft. It was used successfully in a 4-year-old patient operated on for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and in a 3 ½-year-old girl with Ebstein's anomaly.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/S0003-4975(10)65853-5