Abstract
Artificial pulmonary trunk is required for complete repair of the wide spectrum of congenital heart defects. Till nowadays, the “ideal conduit” remains one of unsolved issues of congenital heart surgery and a lot of patients require late reoperation mostly due to conduit deterioration and stenosis.
This review describes a range of available conduits, implantation – associated complication, reasons of their dysfunction and indication for reoperation in connection with leading hemodynamic problem (stenosis/insufficiency). Paper represents immediate and long-term results of stenosis and (or) insufficiency repair.
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About the authors
Asan P. Zhumanov, Cardiovascular Surgeon, orcid.org/0000-0001-9850-1687
