Amplifying art of valve design by science

Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation has become one of the most promising surgical strategies for performing dysfunctional right ventricle –pulmonary artery continuity reconstruction. Size limitations of the currently available valves for percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation application, however, hinder the treatment of many patients.1 Kan and colleagues2 have proposed a design for handmade trileaflet-valved conduits with minima l size restriction and developed a tool to be used by surgeons to obtain optimal parameters before operation.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Congenital: Atrioventricular Valve Repair: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research