Importance of pulmonary valve morphology for pulmonary valve preservation in tetralogy of Fallot surgery: comparison of the echocardiographic parameters

• Main Authors: Su Jin Choi (Author), Jung Eun Kwon (Author), Da Eun Roh (Author), Myung Chul Hyun (Author), Han Na Jung (Author), Young Ok Lee (Author), Joon Yong Cho (Author), Yeo Hyang Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Pediatric Society, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background The decision to use transannular patching (TAP) during tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair depends on the pulmonary valve annulus size; the z score of the pulmonary annulus is the most commonly used predictor. However, definitive results are not obtained with z scores as different z score da...