Implantation of a prosthesis mounted inside a self-expandable stent in the pulmonary valvar area without use of cardiopulmonary bypass.

Schreiber, Christian; Bauernschmitt, Robert; Augustin, Norbert; Libera, Paul; Busley, Raimund; Eicken, Andreas; Lange, Rüdiger · Ann Thorac Surg · 2006

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Patients with right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction often require redo operations with time. Unique surgical problems exist in this group of patients. We report an innovative method of implantation of a pulmonary valve without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass.

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