Physiological and Phenotypic Characteristics of Late Survivors of Tetralogy of Fallot Repair Who Are Free From Pulmonary Valve Replacement
Author(s) -
Alessandra Frigiola,
Marina Hughes,
M. Turner,
Andrew M. Taylor,
Jan Marek,
Anna Giardini,
Tain-Yen Hsia,
Kate Bull
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.113.001600
Subject(s) - medicine , tetralogy of fallot , cardiology , pulmonary valve , phenotype , heart disease , genetics , gene , biology
Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) after repair of tetralogy of Fallot is commonly required and is burdensome. Detailed anatomic and physiologic characteristics of survivors free from late PVR and with good exercise capacity are not well described in a literature focusing on the indications for PVR.
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