Table 2: operative characteristics
CABG: coronary artery bypass graft, IR: Interquartile range, SD:
standard deviation.
*: 43 patients had concomitant other surgical procedures during
pulmonary homograft (PH) implantation. Some of them underwent more than
2 concomitant procedures associated with PH implantation. 1 patient had
concomitant tricuspid valve surgery and ventricular septal defect
closure, 4 patients underwent concomitant tricuspid valve surgery and
pulmonary arteries enlargement, and 1 patient underwent concomitant
ventricular septal defect closure and pulmonary arteries enlargement.
**: 1 dead patient had no concomitant procedure. 4 other patients dead
within 30 days after surgery had concomitant procedure associated with
PH implantation (3 ventricular septal defect closure, 1 tricuspid valve
replacement + pulmonary arteries enlargement).