Tetralogy of Fallot: Results of a Pulmonary Valve-Sparing Strategy Robert D. Stewart, MD, MPH, Carl L. Backer, MD, Luciana Young, MD, Constantine Mavroudis, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 80, Issue 4, Pages 1431-1439 (October 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.016 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Pulmonary arteriotomy. (B) Autologous pantaloon pericardial patch. (C) Completed pulmonary artery pantaloon patch. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1431-1439DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.016) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Distribution of pulmonary valve-sparing (black bars) and transannular patch (gray bars) repairs by pulmonary annulus z-score. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1431-1439DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.016) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Relationship between right ventricular to left ventricular pressure ratio (pRV/LV) and reoperation (gray bars) in 82 patients with pulmonary valve-sparing tetralogy of Fallot repair (black bars). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1431-1439DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.016) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions