Alternative to pulmonary allograft for reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract in small patients undergoing the Ross procedure

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 226-232

  Oda, Tatsuya ^a   Hoashi, Takaya ^a   Kagisaki, Koji ^a   Shiraishi, Isao ^a   Yagihara, Toshikatsu ^a   Ichikawa, Hajime ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pediatric; Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction; Ross

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT VENTRICLE TO PULMONARY ARTERY CONDUIT; ROSS PROCEDURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL TIME; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEART VENTRICLE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PULMONARY ARTERY; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PULMONARY ARTERY; SURGICAL MESH; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 84867092753     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs013     Document Type: Article

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