Severe pulmonary valvar insufficiency should be aggressively treated.
Backer
Carl L
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Division of Cardiovascular--Thoracic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60614, United States of America. cbacker@childrensmemorial.org
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome