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Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation in the Patched Right Ventricular Outflow Tract 51 Years after Surgical Repair for Tetralogy of Fallot.
- Source :
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The Journal of heart valve disease [J Heart Valve Dis] 2016 Sep; Vol. 25 (5), pp. 648-650. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) has become a widely practiced treatment option for patients with right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) dysfunction. For this procedure, the Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve has become the most widely used system. On-label indications are limited to the treatment of failing circumferential conduits. However, there is growing but still limited experience with the off-label treatment of native or patched RVOTs. Here, the case is reported of a 57-year-old patient in whom redo-surgery for a dysfunctional pulmonary valve could be avoided by PPVI into the patched RVOT at 51 years after tetralogy of Fallot repair.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0966-8519
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of heart valve disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28238251