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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;24:850-851
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Letter to the Editor

Surprising outcome similarities between Contegra^® bovine jugular vein conduit and Shelhigh No-React^® porcine pulmonary valve conduit: role of immunologic reaction

Pediatric Cardiology, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris Cedex, France

Received 22 June 2003; accepted 9 August 2003.

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Key Words: Pulmonary valved conduit • Contegra^® bovine jugular vein graft • Shelhigh No-React^® porcine pulmonary valve conduit • Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction

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We have read with interest the paper written by Ishizaka et al. [1]. Limited availability of small sized pulmonary homografts has led to the use of xenografts. Commonly used conduits are not ideal in terms of longevity, handling and growth potential. Therefore, new conduits, namely Shelhigh No-React^® porcine pulmonary valve conduit (Shelhigh Inc., Millburn) and Contegra^® bovine jugular vein (Medtronic Inc.), have recently been introduced. While commonly used conduits are made of woven synthetic tubes as supportive housing for a biological valve, Contegra^® and Shelhigh No-React^® conduits are totally integrated and non-supported. Preliminary animal and human studies have . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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