Mid-Term Results of Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Patients With Total Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot in Rajaei Heart Center, Tehran, Iran

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the mid-term outcomes of concurrent total correction of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) after pulmonary valve (PV) replacement and its relation to QRS duration and MRI results.Methods: In this study, 51 patients with TOF who had the TOF surgery and PV repl...

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Published in:Majallah-i Danishkadah-'i Pizishki 2011-12, Vol.69 (9), p.588-593
Main Authors: Kiyavar M, Farhang I, Alizadeh Sani Z
Format: Article
Language:eng ; per
Subjects:
Functional Class
MRI
QRS Duration
Tetralogy of Fallot
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Summary:Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the mid-term outcomes of concurrent total correction of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) after pulmonary valve (PV) replacement and its relation to QRS duration and MRI results.Methods: In this study, 51 patients with TOF who had the TOF surgery and PV replacement enrolled the study. Demographic data, MRI results such as, right ventricular end diastolic volume, right ventricular end systolic volume, systolic and diastolic indexes noted. Moreover, QRS duration and the patients' cardiac functional class were evaluated immediately before and 6 months after the surgery.Results: From 51 patients, 27.5% were female and 72.5% were male. The mean age of participants was 23.48 (SD=5.82) years. Functional class changes were statistically different (P
ISSN:1683-1764
1735-7322