Limited durability of expandable pericardial tissue valves in the mitral position in childrenCentral Message

• Eric R. Griffiths, MD,
• Robert G. Gray, MD,
• Mary Hunt Martin, MD,
• S. Adil Husain, MD,
• Aaron W. Eckhauser, MD

Affiliations

Eric R. Griffiths, MD

Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Primary Children's Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah; Address for reprints: Eric R. Griffiths, MD, Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Primary Children's Hospital, 100 N Mario Capecchi Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84123.

Robert G. Gray, MD

Primary Children's Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah; Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Mary Hunt Martin, MD

Primary Children's Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah; Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

S. Adil Husain, MD

Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Primary Children's Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah

Aaron W. Eckhauser, MD

Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Primary Children's Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah