Native pulmonary valve restoration after remote tetralogy of fallot repair: how to do it. 2013

Constantine Mavroudis, and Constantine D Mavroudis, and Jennifer Frost
Johns Hopkins Children's Heart Surgery, Florida Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL, USA.

Methods to repair tetralogy of Fallot have evolved from large ventriculotomy, large transannular patch placement techniques to smaller, transatrial approaches with valve-sparing strategies in select patients. Despite these advances, there continue to be patients in whom transannular patch is inevitable, and the management of the resulting pulmonary insufficiency that develops from this has been the source of considerable discussion. Techniques aimed at restoring pulmonary valve competence utilizing the remaining valve leaflets after transannular patch placement have recently been proposed for very select patient populations. We review the technical aspects of the operation including removal of the transannular patch and bicuspidization of a formerly tricuspid pulmonary valve, which results in a competent, nonstenotic valve. This report confirms the feasibility of these operative details and highlights the importance of planning before initial repair of tetralogy of Fallot as a way to prepare for a future valve restoration procedure and therefore avoid prosthetic valve placement.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011664 Pulmonary Valve A valve situated at the entrance to the pulmonary trunk from the right ventricle. Pulmonary Valves,Valve, Pulmonary,Valves, Pulmonary
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D006348 Cardiac Surgical Procedures Surgery performed on the heart. Cardiac Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Cardiac Surgical,Procedure, Heart Surgical,Procedures, Cardiac Surgical,Procedures, Heart Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Cardiac,Surgical Procedure, Heart,Surgical Procedures, Cardiac,Surgical Procedures, Heart
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013536 Suture Techniques Techniques for securing together the edges of a wound, with loops of thread or similar materials (SUTURES). Suture Technics,Suture Technic,Suture Technique,Technic, Suture,Technics, Suture,Technique, Suture,Techniques, Suture
D013771 Tetralogy of Fallot A combination of congenital heart defects consisting of four key features including VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECTS; PULMONARY STENOSIS; RIGHT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY; and a dextro-positioned AORTA. In this condition, blood from both ventricles (oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor) is pumped into the body often causing CYANOSIS. Fallot's Tetralogy,Tetralogy, Fallot's,Fallot Tetralogy,Fallots Tetralogy,Tetralogy, Fallot,Tetralogy, Fallots
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D019736 Prostheses and Implants Artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials inserted into tissue for functional, cosmetic, or therapeutic purposes. Prostheses can be functional, as in the case of artificial arms and legs, or cosmetic, as in the case of an artificial eye. Implants, all surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically. IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL is available for those used experimentally. Implants, Artificial,Prostheses and Implant,Prosthesis,Prosthetic Implant,Endoprostheses,Endoprosthesis,Prostheses,Prosthetic Implants,Artificial Implant,Artificial Implants,Implant and Prostheses,Implant, Artificial,Implant, Prosthetic,Implants and Prostheses,Implants, Prosthetic

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