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Combining Smaller Patch, RV Remodeling and Tissue Regeneration in Pulmonary Valve Replacement Surgery Design May Lead to Better Post-Surgery RV Cardiac Function for Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot

Zhedian Zhou¹, Tal Geva², Rahul H. Rathod², Alexander Tang², Chun Yang³, Kristen L. Billiar⁴, Dalin Tang^1,*,3, Pedro del Nido⁵

1 School of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
2 Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 USA.
3 Mathematical Sciences Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
4 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA 01609, USA.
5 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 USA

* Corresponding author: Dalin Tang. Email: .