title: Pulmonary Valve Replacement With Fresh Decellularized Pulmonary Allograft for Pulmonary Regurgitation After Tetralogy of Fallot Repair　- First Case Report in Japan.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) is a common reoperation, typically required approximately 10 years following right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction and especially true in cases of tetralogy of Fallot. However, an improved prosthetic valve is required.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A fresh decellularized pulmonary allograft was used for PVR to correct pulmonary valve regurgitation in a 35-year-old man 33 years following tetralogy of Fallot repair. The postoperative course and short-term valve function were excellent. This is the first case of a decellularized pulmonary allograft in Japan.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fresh decellularized pulmonary allografts have the potential to become a new source of material for PVR in patients who have undergone right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Hideto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: Tomomitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanaya
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toda
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuratani
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery