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1Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health,University of Padua, 2Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Departments of Women’s and Children’s Health,University of Padua, 3Labatt Family Heart Centre, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children,University of Toronto
Chapters
- 00:07Introduction
- 01:32Preoperative Protocol
- 02:15Donor Operation
- 03:34Pulmonary Artery Graft Implantation
- 07:08Postoperative Care and Follow-Up
- 07:45Representative Results
- 09:59Conclusions
We demonstrate how to establish a murine model of pulmonary root implantation into the descending aorta to simulate the Ross procedure. This model enables the medium/long-term evaluation of pulmonary autograft remodeling in a systemic position, representing the basis of developing therapeutic strategies to promote its adaptation.
