Total cavopulmonary connection with a new restorative vascular graft: results at 2 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To present a 2-year follow-up regarding safety and hemodynamic performance of a new restorative vascular graft used as extracardiac cavo-pulmonary connection in patients with univentricular congenital heart malformations.

Methods

The graft was implanted in five patients (aged 4-12 years) as extracardiac connection between the inferior vena cava and the pulmonary artery. The conduit consists of a bioabsorbable polymer-based implant able to generate endogenous tissue restoration leading to a fully functional neo-vessel while the polymer progressively absorbs. All patients have reached more than 24 months following surgery and underwent echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.

Results

All patients are doing well at 24 months follow-up, with no graft-re

SUBMITTER: Bockeria L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7475567 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature