BACKGROUND CAT, also known as persistent truncus arteriosus or truncus arteriosus
communis, is a rare form of congenital heart disease characterized by a common ventriculo …

Objective To determine the incidence and risk factors for endocarditis and reintervention in
patients undergoing placement of right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery valve conduits …

Purpose of Review: Right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction remains a
challenge due to the lack of an ideal conduit. Data and experience are accumulating with …

Background Treatment of congenital heart disease may include placement of a right
ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit that requires future surgical replacement. We sought to …

Objective: The valved bovine conduit “Contegra” for RVOT reconstruction became available
for clinical use within a 100% source data monitored and echo core lab controlled …

Background Bovine jugular vein (BJV) grafts (Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, Minn) are used to
restore right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery continuity. Recent studies have associated these …

OBJECTIVES Reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) with a conduit in
patients below 1 year of age remains a matter of concern due to limited availability and …

Objective Our institution uses a valved polytetrafluoroethylene conduit as an alternative to
homografts. The objective of this study was to investigate the performance of bicuspid valved …

Objective The most durable valved right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit for the repair of
congenital heart defects in patients of different ages, sizes, and anatomic substrate remains …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to evaluate risk factors affecting survival of
Contegra grafts used in the pulmonary position. METHODS: One hundred seventy Contegra …