Early and late failure of tissue-engineered pulmonary valve conduits used for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in patients with congenital heart disease

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1320-1325

  Perri, Gianluigi ^a   Polito, Angelo ^a   Esposito, Claudia ^a   Albanese, Sonia B ^a   Francalanci, Paola ^a   Pongiglione, Giacomo ^a   Carotti, Adriano ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decellularized valve; Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction; Tissue engineered pulmonary conduit

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DILATATION; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT RECONSTRUCTION; HEART SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POST TREATMENT SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; STENOSIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TREATMENT FAILURE; VALVED CONDUIT; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; EVALUATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEART VENTRICLE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULMONARY VALVE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865380951     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr221     Document Type: Article

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