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The aim is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of minimally invasive pulmonary valve replacement in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot repair.

June 13, 2026Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryOpen Access

Minimally invasive pulmonary valve replacement via left anterior mini-thoracotomy after Tetralogy of Fallot repair: a five-patient case series

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MTMohammad Abbasi TeshniziMashhad University of Medical Sciences BABehzad AlizadehMashhad University of Medical Sciences FSFarhad SamadiehImam Reza Hospital

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Case series shows improved outcomes with minimally invasive pulmonary valve replacement in patients post-Tetralogy of Fallot repair, suggesting a safer approach.

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The aim is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of minimally invasive pulmonary valve replacement in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot repair.
Case series of five patients aged 9–44 years with severe pulmonary regurgitation underwent LAMT-PVR.
All procedures were performed on a beating heart using femorofemoral cardiopulmonary bypass and bioprosthetic valves.
Follow-up assessments were conducted two months post-operation.
Mean cardiopulmonary bypass time was 37.8 minutes with no conversions to sternotomy or major complications.
Patients exhibited excellent prosthetic valve function and significant reduction in right ventricular size at two-month follow-up.
Mean extubation time was 9.6 hours, and mean hospital stay was 6.8 days.

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Teshnizi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf57cfaef96ed7f0578a9 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-026-04379-0

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Case series shows improved outcomes with minimally invasive pulmonary valve replacement in patients post-Tetralogy of Fallot repair, suggesting a safer approach.

Minimally invasive pulmonary valve replacement via left anterior mini-thoracotomy after Tetralogy of Fallot repair: a five-patient case series

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Minimally invasive pulmonary valve replacement via left anterior mini-thoracotomy after Tetralogy of Fallot repair: a five-patient case series

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