Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (18): 3303-3310.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.18.011

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Tissue engineering bovine pericardium patch in repair of heart defects

Li Bo, Wang Hui-shan, Fang Min-hua, Hang Hong-guang, Wang Zhen-long, Li Xiao-mi   

  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang  110083, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2013-01-06 Revised:2013-03-19 Online:2013-04-30 Published:2013-04-30
  • Contact: Wang Hui-shan, Chief physician, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang 110083, Liaoning Province, China
  • About author:Li Bo☆, Doctor, Attending physician, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang 110083, Liaoning Province, China vivian_zxy2003@sina.com

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Terylene mesh has been routinely used for cardiac surgery because of its thin texture, light weight and good biocompatibility, but in recent years, we have found that ventricular septal defect repaired with terylene mesh can cause postoperative residual leakage which is prone to cause hemolysis, bacterial or fungal infection.  
OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of bovine pericardium patch in repairing of congenital heart septal defect.
METHODS: A total of 152 cases of heart septal defects were treated with glutaraldehyde-fixed bovine pericardium patch, including 56 cases of atrial septal defect, 78 cases of ventricular septal defect, 18 cases of partialatrioventricular septal defect., The early illness status, hemodynamic and cardiac functions were observed by re-examining electrocardiogram, chest radiography, cardiac ultrasound and laboratory examination after surgery.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: All the 152 cases received the repair surgery without postoperative death, and the patients were followed-up for 2-6 months. No bleeding, hemolysis, thrombus, infection or rejection were observed when using the bovine pericardium patch and at early postoperative period. There was only one patient with pulmonary hypertension caused hypertensive crisis on the first postoperative day and recovered after the emergency treatment. Re-examining electrocardiogram, chest radiography and cardiac ultrasound showed the heart septal defects were repaired completely without residual shunt, the pulmonary artery pressure was decreased significantly, the valve was closed without shunt, the cardiac function was in the normal level. The results indicate that bovine pericardium patch can repair heart septal defects effectively, improve the hemodynamics and cardiac function with satisfactory short-term effect, it is a favorable material used for repairing the heart septal defects.

Key words: organ transplantation, clinical practice in organ transplantation, bovine pericardium patch, heart septal defects, repair, atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect

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