Valve-sparing options in tetralogy of Fallot surgery. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Given late outcomes of patients with tetralogy of Fallot repaired in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as a better understanding of the late deleterious effects of pulmonary regurgitation, there is a tendency toward preservation of the pulmonary valve function during primary repair of tetralogy of Fallot. The bar keeps moving downward, to include smaller and more dysmorphic pulmonary valves. This article reviews some useful indications and techniques for valve-sparing options, including intraoperative balloon dilation and cusp reconstruction using a patch. Just like other valve repair techniques, no one technique can be applied uniformly, and surgeons must master a wide armamentarium of techniques.

publication date

  • January 1, 2012

Research

keywords

  • Tetralogy of Fallot

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84858329577

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1053/j.pcsu.2012.01.006

PubMed ID

  • 22424504

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 15

issue

  • 1