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Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital provides comprehensive services, including for rare conditions.
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Congenital and acquired cardiovascular diseases in children, for which surgical intervention is required, are managed by pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons with years of experience dedicated to this subspecialty.
Special services offered include:
Complex procedures performed include:
The development of an autologous tissue-engineered vascular graft with the ability to grow holds great promise for advancing the field of congenital heat surgery.
In 2001, Toshiharu Shinoka, MD, PhD, initiated a clinical trial in his native Japan, evaluating the feasibility of using tissue-engineered vascular grafts as extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection conduits in patients with single ventricle cardiac anomalies. This study demonstrates the feasibility of using tissue-engineered vascular grafts for congenital heart surgery. Preliminary data suggests that tissue- engineered vascular grafts are the first man-made grafts with growth potential.
The long-term objective of this project is to use tissue engineering technology to create vascular conduits made from an individual’s own cells for use in repairing congenital heart defects. This study would mark the first clinical trial evaluating the use of a tissue-engineered cardiovascular device in the United States.
Toshiharu Shinoka, MD, PhD, Director, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Sugery
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