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Ann Thorac Surg 1986;41:602-605
© 1986 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Bovine Pericardium for Correction of Congenital Heart Defects

Fred A. Crawford, Jr., M.D.*, Robert M. Sade, M.D., Frank Spinale, M.S.

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Accepted for publication July 31, 1985.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Crawford, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425

From July, 1980, until January, 1985, preserved bovine pericardium was utilized in the repair of a wide variety of congenital heart defects in 105 patients. Ages ranged from newborn to 56 years (mean, 9.6 years). Eighty-three of the 87 long-term survivors are in New York Heart Association Functional Class I or II. Bovine pericardium was not a contributing factor in the 12 hospital and 6 late deaths. The material was found to be flexible and easy to suture. No patient has demonstrated calcification of the patch in follow-up ranging from 6 to 60 months (mean, 30.2 months). Preserved bovine pericardium offers several potential advantages in the correction of congenital intracardiac defects.




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