title: Outflow reconstruction of tetralogy of Fallot using a Gore-Tex valve.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamagishi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene