Homograft Valved Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduit as a Modification of the Norwood Procedure

Abstract

The valved RV-PA conduit was associated with low early mortality after the Norwood procedure. The majority of these patients had normal cardiac output and well-maintained RV function. There may be a higher risk for early conduit interventions and death when aortic valve homografts are used in the RV-PA conduit.