The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Nov 2016
Outcome and performance of bioprosthetic pulmonary valve replacement in patients with congenital heart disease.
The goal of this single-center series was to assess differences in reintervention by the type of valve used for surgical bioprosthetic pulmonary valve replacement and to identify independent predictors of reintervention. ⋯ Bioprosthetic pulmonary valve replacement in patients with congenital heart disease has excellent short-term outcomes, but children have an approximately 5-fold greater risk of reintervention than adults. Independently of age, reintervention rates vary by valve type. These differences may be important in valve selection and follow-up.