title: A Case Report of Contegra Conduit Dissection With Subsequent Heart Failure.
abstract: The surgical palliation of several congenital heart defects requires the use of a conduit, particularly between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. Contegra, a valved bovine vein conduit, is a conduit frequently used. Pseudoaneurysms, aneurysms, and dissections have seldom been reported with Contegra conduits but are potential complications associated with these conduits. We report a new case of Contegra dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, Herma Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA mbuelow@chw.org.
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Buelow
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, Herma Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Rohit S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Loomba
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, Herma Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Herma Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002417:Cattle; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: cardiac function; congenital heart surgery; heart failure; pulmonary valve