Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Midterm Impact on Biventricular Response and Adverse Clinical Outcomes
Background:Pulmonary regurgitation (PR), though well tolerated for short term in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF), could lead to right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR), considered as the gold-standard treatment fo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.864455/full |