Patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) account for the majority of cases with late onset right ventricle (RV) failure. The current surgical approach, which includes pulmonary valve replacement/insertion (PVR), has yielded mixed results [1–2]. A new surgical option placing an elastic band in the right ventricle is proposed to improve RV cardiac function measured by ejection fraction (EF).
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Poster Session II: Cardiovascular Solid Mechanics
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