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. 1993 Dec;56(6):1414-6; discussion 1416-7.
doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(93)90700-r.

Outflow reconstruction of tetralogy of Fallot using a Gore-Tex valve

M Yamagishi  1 , H Kurosawa
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Outflow reconstruction of tetralogy of Fallot using a Gore-Tex valve

M Yamagishi et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1993 Dec.

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.

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