Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction: Valved conduit of choice and clinical outcomes

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 327-337

  Yuan, Shi Min ^a   Mishaly, David ^a   Shinfeld, Amihay ^a   Raanani, Ehud ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conduit failure; Conduit reoperation; Conduit related complication; Congenital heart defects; Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction; Valved conduit

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CALCIFICATION; CARPENTIER EDWARDS BIOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EXPLANT; FOLLOW UP; HANCOCK VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY ARTERY; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 40649124819     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32821626ce     Document Type: Article

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