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Outflow reconstruction of tetralogy of Fallot using a Gore-Tex valve
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|December 1, 1993
Abstract:
The right ventricular outflow tract was reconstructed in patients with tetralogy of Fallot using a wide transannular patch bearing a large unicuspid or bicuspid valve. The shape of the valve was designed to limit the degree of pulmonary regurgitation. The characteristics of the valve and the water-repellent nature of the polytetrafluoroethylene sheet make calcification and pseudointimal formation less common than with traditional bioprosthetic valves.