Results of Less than 5 mm Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Conduits in Single Ventricle Palliation.

CONCLUSIONS: Our early results of < 5mm conduits support further exploration into the tailoring of the RV-PA conduit size for each patient. A smaller diameter conduit may improve systemic cardiac output and net oxygen delivery. Larger patient cohorts and longer follow-up with assessment of pulmonary artery growth are warranted to guide clinical practice.
PMID: 32763268 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 3, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Sinha R, Chen P, Sam R, Dodge-Khatami A, Salazar JD Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research