CardioGraft® Pulmonary Artery (non-valved)

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CardioGraft® Pulmonary Artery (non valved)

CardioGraft Pulmonary Artery Conduit is a cryopreserved human pulmonary artery with excised leaflets for pulmonary reconstruction.

  • Human Tissue: Closely resembles autograft; compliant, flexible, easy to handle and suture.
  • Resistant to Infection: Natural ability to resist infection.1-3
  • Convenient: Availability in various sizes to best fit the patient’s anatomy.
  • Reduced Thrombosis Potential: Alleviates the need for anticoagulation therapy.3,4
Clinical Application
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • Truncus Arteriosis
  • Transposition of the Great Arteries
Cryopreserved Description Sizing
PAS Pulmonary Artery Conduit (non-valved), Small D ≤ 16 mm
PAM Pulmonary Artery Conduit (non-valved), Medium D = 17 - 21 mm
PAL Pulmonary Artery Conduit (non-valved), Large D ≥ 22 mm
References
  1. Kirklin et al. Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Aortic Root Abscess Cavity: Surgical Treatment with Aortic Valve Homograft. Ann Thorac Surg 45:674-677, June 1988.
  2. Tuna et al. Results of Homograft Aortic Valve Replacement for Active Endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg 1990; 49: 619-24.
  3. Hopkins et al. Cardiac Reconstructions with Allograft Tissues. Springer 2005.
  4. Pettersson, Coselli, et al. 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2017; 153: 1241-1258.