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Neonatal Cardiac Scaffolds: Novel Matrices for Regenerative Studies
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Novel valve replacement with an extracellular matrix scaffold in an infant with single ventricle physiology
Alvise Guariento1, Redmond Burke2, Marny Fedrigo3
1Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Dept of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua Via Giustiniani 2, 35100 Padua, Italy.
Abstract:
Valve replacement in children with functionally univentricular hearts remains challenging. The absence of small prostheses, the lack of growth, and the need for anticoagulation limit these procedures. We describe a 1-year follow-up of an extracellular matrix scaffold tube used as systemic atrio-ventricular valve in an infant.
