USEFULNESS OF BICUSPID HOMOGRAFT RECONSTRUCTION OF THE RIGHT-VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT IN INFANTS WITH COMPLEX CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE

Authors
SANTINI F PRIOLI A ROSSETTI L CONSOLARO G MAZZUCCO A
Citation
F. Santini et al., USEFULNESS OF BICUSPID HOMOGRAFT RECONSTRUCTION OF THE RIGHT-VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT IN INFANTS WITH COMPLEX CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE, The American journal of cardiology, 80(10), 1997, pp. 1377
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
80
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)80:10<1377:UOBHRO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Homograft supply is limited especially for those sizes required for ne onatal and infant cardiac operations. Surgically downsized homografts have been successfully used for right ventricular outflow tract recons truction in 5 children (mean weight 6.2 kg) with evidence of good hemo dynamic performance of the conduits at a mean follow-up time of 3.7 ye ars.