A comparison of autologous pericardium with Dacron™ for closure of ventricular septal defect in infants.

Manan H DesaiSkander HachanaSyed M BukhariAndrea StoughDavid Zurakowski Richard A Jonas Karthik V Ramakrishnan

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)

GtAP for the closure of isolated VSD in infants is comparable to Dacron. Although the incidence of trivial or small residual VSD is higher with the use of pericardium immediately after surgery, this difference disappears over time.

Keyphrases

heart failure
risk factors
left ventricular
bone marrow
cell therapy
platelet rich plasma
atrial fibrillation