Repair with a pulmonary neovalve in tetralogy of Fallot: does this avoid ventricular dysfunction?
Albert Franz Guerrero-BecerraIvonne Gisel Pineda-RodríguezAndres Mauricio PalacioCarlos Eduardo ObandoTomas ChalelaJaime CamachoCarlos VillaJuan Pablo UmañaNestor Fernando Sandoval-ReyesPublished in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2022)
Preservation of the pulmonary valve is an important factor for immediate postoperative management of tetralogy of Fallot. Patients who were repaired with a TAP with or without a pulmonary neovalve had a higher incidence of right ventricular dysfunction than those with pulmonary valve preservation.