Long-term results of large-calibre expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-valved conduits with bulging sinuses. 2020

Shuhei Fujita, and Masaaki Yamagishi, and Takako Miyazaki, and Yoshinobu Maeda, and Keiichi Itatani, and Yusuke Yamamoto, and Satoshi Asada, and Hisayuki Hongu, and Hiroki Nakatsuji, and Hitoshi Yaku
Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Medical Center, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.

In Japan, homograft and bovine jugular vein are available in very limited institutions for the reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract, and handmade expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)-valved conduits have been widely used instead. This study aimed to clarify the long-term outcomes and the durability of the ePTFE-valved conduits purely by narrowing down to those with large sizes to eliminate the influence of the body growth. Between January 2002 and December 2015, patients who underwent right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in 34 Japanese institutions using ePTFE-valved conduits with a diameter of ≥18 mm were included. All the valved conduits were made in the authors' institution and delivered to each participating institution. Overall, 502 patients were included. Early mortality was 1.4% and not related to conduit failure. The overall survival rate was 98.2% at 5 years and 96.6% at 10 years. Freedom from conduit explantation was 99.5% at 5 years and 89.0% at 10 years. Three patients (0.13 per 100 patient-years) developed infective endocarditis of the conduit, and only 1 patient required conduit removal. Pulmonary insufficiency was mild or less in 480 (96%) patients, and conduit stenosis was mild or less in 436 (88%) patients at the latest follow-up. By narrowing the analyses down to only ePTFE conduits with a large size, satisfactory long-term outcomes of these conduits with a fan-shaped valve and bulging sinuses were shown. These conduits would be among the optimal choices for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007564 Japan A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo. Bonin Islands
D011138 Polytetrafluoroethylene Homopolymer of tetrafluoroethylene. Nonflammable, tough, inert plastic tubing or sheeting; used to line vessels, insulate, protect or lubricate apparatus; also as filter, coating for surgical implants or as prosthetic material. Synonyms: Fluoroflex; Fluoroplast; Ftoroplast; Halon; Polyfene; PTFE; Tetron. FEP,Fluon,Politef,Polytef,TFE,Teflon,Expanded PTFE,Fluoroplast,GORE-TEX,Goretex,PTFE,Tarflen,GORE TEX,PTFE, Expanded
D011474 Prosthesis Design The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis. Design, Prosthesis,Designs, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Designs
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D006330 Heart Defects, Congenital Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart. These defects are present at birth but may be discovered later in life. Congenital Heart Disease,Heart Abnormalities,Abnormality, Heart,Congenital Heart Defect,Congenital Heart Defects,Defects, Congenital Heart,Heart Defect, Congenital,Heart, Malformation Of,Congenital Heart Diseases,Defect, Congenital Heart,Disease, Congenital Heart,Heart Abnormality,Heart Disease, Congenital,Malformation Of Heart,Malformation Of Hearts
D006350 Heart Valve Prosthesis A device that substitutes for a heart valve. It may be composed of biological material (BIOPROSTHESIS) and/or synthetic material. Prosthesis, Heart Valve,Cardiac Valve Prosthesis,Cardiac Valve Prostheses,Heart Valve Prostheses,Prostheses, Cardiac Valve,Prostheses, Heart Valve,Prosthesis, Cardiac Valve,Valve Prostheses, Cardiac,Valve Prostheses, Heart,Valve Prosthesis, Cardiac,Valve Prosthesis, Heart
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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