Neonatal repair of tetralogy of Fallot results in improved pulmonary artery development without increased need for reintervention☆
Author(s) -
Jacek Kołcz,
Christian Pizarro
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.05.014
Subject(s) - medicine , tetralogy of fallot , surgery , pulmonary artery , retrospective cohort study , artery , univariate analysis , pulmonary artery banding , great arteries , cardiology , heart disease , multivariate analysis
Despite a continuous improvement in operative outcome the optimal timing for the repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results following neonatal repair of TOF and the need for reintervention associated with this strategy.
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