Open AccessEarly versus late pulmonary valve replacement in patients with transannular patch-repaired tetralogy of Fallot
Author(s) -
Bieke Dobbels,
MarieChristine Herregods,
Els Troost,
Alexander Van De Bruaene,
Filip Rega,
Werner Budts,
Pieter De Meester
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivx118
Subject(s) - medicine , tetralogy of fallot , cardiology , pulmonary valve , pulmonary valve insufficiency , surgery , pulmonary regurgitation , heart disease
Although the effects of pulmonary regurgitation after tetralogy of Fallot repair are detrimental, timing of pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) is unclear. Our goal was to evaluate the midterm efficacy and safety of early PVR.
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