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Original Articles: Pediatric Cardiac

Invited commentary

University Hospital Aachen, Priv. Eberburgweg 15, Aachen, D-52076 Germany

(Email: bmessmer@ukaachen.de).

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Valve choice for reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) is still a matter of debate among cardiac surgeons dealing with complex congenital lesions. Due to the fact that many of the patients are infants, children, or youngsters, the use of homografts or heterografts has become standard, even though age-dependent degeneration and the need for reoperation has been, and still is, an inherent risk of these grafts. Reports on the use of mechanical valves in the RVOT are scarce and mostly negative; therefore, their reputation may be worse than they are.

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