Off-pump pulmonary valve implantation.
In congenital heart surgery, especially after Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), problems from the right ventricular outflow tract may lead to serious complications as morbidity and mortality. To resolve these problems by reoperating using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with valves or conduits is affecting surgical morbidity and mortality rates. The ability of a newly developed Shelhigh Pulmonic Valved Injectable No-React-Treated Conduit (NR 4000-PA MIS Shelhigh Inc., Union, NJ, USA) to be implanted into a beating heart provides great advantages for both patient and surgeon. Early results of the first application in our clinic are presented in this article.
Ustunsoy
Hasim
H
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Celkan
Mehmet Adnan
MA
Burma
Oktay
O
Kazaz
Hakki
H
Baspinar
Osman
O
D000293:Adolescent; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*