Open AccessShort-term clinical and echocardiographic outcomes after use of polytetrafluoroethylene bicuspid pulmonary valve during the repair of tetralogy of Fallot
Author(s) -
Prashant Ramdas Wankhade,
Neeraj Aggarwal,
Raja Joshi,
Manjari Agarwal,
Raja Joshi,
Ashwani Mehta,
Sibashankar Kar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_51_18
Subject(s) - tetralogy of fallot , medicine , ventricular outflow tract , bicuspid aortic valve , bicuspid valve , pulmonary valve , cardiology , pulmonary regurgitation , pulmonary valve insufficiency , regurgitation (circulation) , surgery , aortic valve , heart disease
Application of transannular patch (TAP) during the repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) leads to the development of pulmonary regurgitation (PR). This PR is known to cause right ventricular (RV) volume overload and dysfunction which in turn leads to increase in both morbidity and mortality both in immediate and long-term periods. Here, we sought to analyze the effects of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) pulmonary bicuspid valve on the early outcome of patients with TOF repair where TAP is needed.