Pulmonary valve preservation during tetralogy of Fallot repair: midterm functional outcomes and risk factors for pulmonary regurgitation.

Alvise GuarientoChiara A SchienaClaudia CattapanMartina AvesaniIlias P DoulamisMassimo Antonio PadalinoBiagio CastaldiGiovanni di SalvoVladimiro Vida

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

A pulmonary valve preservation strategy during tetralogy of Fallot repair should always be attempted. However, a preoperative PV annulus z-score < -2.85 and moderate/severe regurgitation upon discharge are risk factors for midterm pulmonary regurgitation.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
pulmonary hypertension
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
mitral valve
left ventricular
high intensity
atrial fibrillation