Bovine jugular vein valved xenograft for extracardiac total cavo-pulmonary connection: The risk of thrombosis and the potential liver protection effect.
Mohamed F IsmailAhmed Farid ElmahroukAmr A ArafatTamer E HamoudaAzzahra EdreesAbdulbadee BogisAmin M ArfiAhmed M DohainAbdullah AlkhattabiAhmed W AlharbiMohammad S ShihataOsman O Al-RadiJameel A Al-AtaAhmed A JamjoomPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
PTFE is the recommended conduit for TCPC with a lower risk of thrombosis compared to BJV and PET. BJV conduits in TCPC circuits may not protect against liver fibrosis. BJV should not be considered as an option for TCPC.