Can plastic be better than biological? What is the best material for reconstruction of the aortic arch in the Norwood procedure?

Julie Cleuziou^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Congenital and Pediatric Heart Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.
² Institute for Translational Cardiac Surgery (INSURE), German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.

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Julie Cleuziou. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022.

. 2022 Jan 24;61(2):336-337.

doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab512.

Julie Cleuziou^{1

2}

¹ Department of Congenital and Pediatric Heart Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.
² Institute for Translational Cardiac Surgery (INSURE), German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.

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Keywords: Aortic arch reconstruction; Norwood procedure; neonate.

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Aortic arch reconstruction in the Norwood procedure using a curved polytetrafluorethylene patch.
Sames-Dolzer E, Gierlinger G, Kreuzer M, Mair R, Gitter R, Prandstetter C, Tulzer G, Mair R. Sames-Dolzer E, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Jan 24;61(2):329-335. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab433. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022. PMID: 34662383