Valved bovine jugular vein conduits for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in children: an attractive alternative to pulmonary homograft.

Volume: 82, Issue: 3, Pages: 909 - 916
Published: Sep 1, 2006
Abstract
Background null Pulmonary homografts (PH) have been the preferred valved conduits for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction in the US since the mid-1980s. Although PHs have worked well for Ross patients, many PH extracardiac conduits used for congenital heart surgery suffer from degeneration and develop regurgitation and obstruction within months after implantation and require replacement within 4 to 6 years. Recently a...
Paper Details
Title
Valved bovine jugular vein conduits for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in children: an attractive alternative to pulmonary homograft.
Published Date
Sep 1, 2006
Volume
82
Issue
3
Pages
909 - 916
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