Ex vivo evaluation of 3 different right ventricular outflow tract substitutes.
Hiroyuki SaishoIoana GeislerMichael ScharfschwerdtNajla SadatXiling ZhangThomas PuehlerStephan EnsmingerBuntaro FujitaAnas AboudPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2024)
Pulmonary graft reconstruction with pericardium cusps showed superior hydrodynamic performance compared with polytetrafluoroethylene cusps. Our results suggest that it could be considered as an alternative substitute for right ventricular outflow tract replacement during the Ross procedure.
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