A new pulmonary valve cusp plasty technique markedly decreases transannular patch rate and improves midterm outcomes of tetralogy of Fallot repair

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1221-1226

  Hua, Zhongdong ^a   Li, Shoujun ^a   Wang, Liqing ^a   Hu, Shengshou ^a   Wang, De ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Pulmonary valve plasty; Tetralogy; Transannular patch

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PULMONARY VALVULOPLASTY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053979604     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.02.035     Document Type: Article

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