Stentless porcine valves in the right ventricular outflow tract: improved durability?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 600-605

  Hawkins, John A ^a   Sower, Christopher Todd ^a   Lambert, Linda M ^a   Kouretas, Peter C ^a   Burch, Phillip T ^a   Kaza, Aditya K ^a   Puchalski, Michael D ^a   Yetman, Angela T ^a  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduit; Pulmonary valve replacement; Stentless porcine valve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; STENTLESS PORCINE VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUS SCROFA; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62149103369     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.12.028     Document Type: Article

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