Why the study?
What are the medium-term outcomes of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with homografts in children and young adults?
Population
90 children and young adults with right ventricular outflow tract obstructions. 52% were reoperations.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 32 +/- 22 months
Authors
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Supports homograft RVOT reconstruction in young patients; leaves open tailored surveillance for discordant anatomy.
What are the medium-term outcomes of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with homografts in children and young adults?
RVOT reconstruction with cryopreserved homografts shows excellent medium-term performance in young patients, though those with VA discordance require close follow-up.
Daenen et al. (1995) studied this question.
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