Patch enlargement may not be a good strategy for treating tetralogy of Fallot with unbalanced pulmonary artery branches.

Botao Gao Zhongqun Zhu

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

For TOF with unbalanced PA branches, patch enlargement may not be a good treatment strategy, because it reduces the growth potential of HPA and even causes iatrogenic atresia. Leaving the HPA in the native state without patch enlargement may be a good strategy.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
mass spectrometry
ms ms
risk assessment
combination therapy