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A Simplified Model for Heterotopic Heart Valve Transplantation in Rodents

There is an urgent clinical need for heart valve replacements that can grow in children. Heart valve transplantation is proposed as a new type of ...

Medical University of South Carolina

Pentalogy of Cantrell (POC) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by defects of the anterior diaphragm, midline supraumbilical abdominal wall, diaphragmatic pericardium, lower sternum, and heart. The low incidence and significant heterogeneity of POC make it difficult for most surgeons to gain consistent experience in treating these congenital heart defects. Here we describe the treatment of a patient with POC, Tetralogy of Fallot, left ventricular (LV) diverticulum, and a muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD). An innovative approach through a left ventricular diverticulotomy was utilized which provided excellent exposure for repair of the muscular VSD.

Morgan A. Hill

Department of Surgery

Medical University of South Carolina

A Simplified Model for Heterotopic Heart Valve Transplantation in Rodents

Morgan A. Hill

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Medical University of South Carolina

A Simplified Model for Heterotopic Heart Valve Transplantation in Rodents

Department of Surgery