Comparison of bovine jugular vein with pulmonary homograft conduits in children less than 2 years of age

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 318-325

  Fiore, Andrew C ^a   Ruzmetov, Mark ^b   Huynh, Danny ^a   Hanley, Seth ^a   Rodefeld, Mark D ^b   Turrentine, Mark W ^b   Brown, John W ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduits; Outcomes; Pulmonary homograft; Pulmonary valve replacement

Indexed keywords

AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; BOVINE JUGULAR VEIN CONDUIT; BYPASS SURGERY; CHILD; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART CATHETER; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULMONARY HOMOGRAFT CONDUIT; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JUGULAR VEINS; PULMONARY VALVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 77955926026     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.01.063     Document Type: Article

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