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Ann Thorac Surg 1985;40:405-407
© 1985 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Use of Polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-Tex) Grafts for the Construction of Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Conduits

From the Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospitals, 420 Delaware St, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Accepted for publication January 30, 1985.

Placement of a right ventricle-pulmonary artery conduit (18- or 20-mm grafts) made of Gore-Tex without a prosthetic valve was undertaken in 6 patients ranging in age from 8 1/2 to 32 years. Three patients had tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, and the other 3 had transposition of the great vessels, ventricular septal defect, and pulmonary obstruction. Pulmonary pressure was low in all patients. The technique for implantation of this valveless, noncrimped type of prosthesis is described.

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