The authors describe use of a stented jugular vein graft in the mitral position in infants at a median of 8.5 months and 5.6 Kg. Hemodynamics improved substantially, with no important MR or paravalvular leak. The ratio of the narrowest subaortic dimension in systole to the actual mitral valve dimension
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Assessment of the Melody valve in the mitral position in young children by echocardiography
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Author(s): Lindsay R. Freud, Gerald R. Marx, Audrey C. Marshall, Wayne Tworetzky, Sitaram M. Emani
