Pulmonary valve replacement may not restore ventricular volume and functional status in patients with pulmonary regurgitation after late tetralogy of Fallot repair.

Woong Han Kim Jae Gun Kwak Hye Won Kwon Sungkyu Cho Woong-Han KimJeong Ryul LeeJooncheul Min

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)

Although pulmonary valve replacement after late TOF correction improves right ventricular volume status, only a minority of patients achieve normalization of right ventricular end systolic volume and a normal functional status.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
pulmonary hypertension
aortic stenosis
ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
left ventricular
mitral valve
heart failure
chronic kidney disease
blood pressure
mass spectrometry
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
ms ms
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
catheter ablation