July 2, 2012European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryOpen Access

Bicuspid pulmonary valve implantation using polytetrafluoroethylene membrane: early results and assessment of the valve function by magnetic resonance imaging

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Why the study?

Does polytetrafluoroethylene bicuspid pulmonary valve implantation provide satisfactory early valve function in patients with congenital heart disease?

Population

56 patients with congenital heart disease requiring pulmonary valve replacement, median age 17.5 years.

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

median 15.2 months

Authors

CLCheul LeeHospital Pulau Pinang CLChang‐Ha LeeSejong General Hospital JKJae Gun KwakSeoul National University

Discussion

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Implication

Supports early PTFE bicuspid valve function in congenital disease; hypothesis-generating for durability before practice change.

Structured PICO

Does polytetrafluoroethylene bicuspid pulmonary valve implantation provide satisfactory early valve function in patients with congenital heart disease?

Population

56 patients with congenital heart disease requiring pulmonary valve replacement (tetralogy of Fallot n=38, pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect n=8, double outlet right ventricle n=7, absent pulmonary valve syndrome n=3), median age 17.5 years.

Intervention

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) bicuspid pulmonary valve implantation (median valve size 26 mm).

Outcome

Early clinical outcomes (death, reoperation) and valve function (pulmonary regurgitation and right ventricular volumes) assessed by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.surrogate

PTFE bicuspid pulmonary valve implantation demonstrates excellent short-term performance with low pulmonary regurgitation fraction and improved right ventricular volumes.

Limitations

Short follow-up duration

Cite This Study

Lee et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e056b699b737ada99a491 https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs381

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Bicuspid pulmonary valve implantation using polytetrafluoroethylene membrane: early results and assessment of the valve function by magnetic resonance imaging

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Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

Bicuspid pulmonary valve implantation using polytetrafluoroethylene membrane: early results and assessment of the valve function by magnetic resonance imaging

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

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