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Apical Aortic Conduit Infection 27 Years After Repaired Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction.
- Source :
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World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery [World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg] 2014 Jul; Vol. 5 (3), pp. 478-80. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Left ventricle to aortic conduits were used for the treatment of complex left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in the pediatric population in the mid-1970s. Although this technique has been largely replaced by the Ross-Konno procedure, many patients still have functioning apicoaortic conduits in place today. Few clinical reports or case series exist in pediatric cohorts documenting the natural history or potential long-term complications of this prosthesis. In this report, we describe our experience managing a patient with Shone's syndrome and an apical aortic porcine-valved conduit remnant that became infected 17 years postconduit valve excision for valvular insufficiency.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2014.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2150-136X
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24958058
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/2150135114524004