Surgical management of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) results in anatomic and functional
abnormalities in the majority of patients. Although right ventricular volume load due to …

Pulmonary regurgitation (PR) is a common complication after surgical or percutaneous relief
of pulmonary stenosis and following repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Significant PR is usually …

Force. The finalized document is approved by the CPG for publication in the European Heart
Journal. The Guidelines were developed after careful consideration of the scientific and …

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Surgical management of tetralogy of Fallot results in anatomic and functional abnormalities
in the majority of patients. Although right ventricular volume load due to severe pulmonary …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary ventricle (PV) to pulmonary artery (PA) conduits have made
possible the correction of many complex congenital cardiac anomalies. METHODS …

Background—Indications for surgical pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) after repair of
tetralogy of Fallot have recently been broadened to include asymptomatic patients. Methods …

Objective: Homografts and porcine xenografts are valved conduits for pediatric RVOT
reconstruction. They lack availability and durability. The Contegra, a glutaraldehyde fixed …

OBJECTIVES: Durability of bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position is not well defined.
We examined the durability of bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position and risk factors …

Objective: It has been assumed that the need for homograft replacement is due to somatic
outgrowth, but this has not been adequately studied. Our objective was to identify reasons …