Hassan Tatari, Gholamreza Omrani, Maedeh Arabian, Kambiz Mozaffari, Yaser Toloueitabar, Sanaz Asadian, Nader Givtaj, Maziar Gholampour Dehaki, Amirhosein Jalali
Introduction: The autologous pericardium, treated or fresh, is used in reconstructive cardiovascular surgery. We aimed to describe the features of fresh pericardium utilized in right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction, years after the initial surgery. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 72 patients (65.3% male, mean age =18.68 ± 9.63 y) with a history of RVOT reconstruction with the fresh autologous pericardium who underwent reoperation. During the surgery, a 1 × 1 cm sample was cut from the previous pericardial patch, and hematoxylin and eosin (H & E), Masson's trichrome, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining was conducted...
2022: Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research