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Surgical recycling of a percutaneously implanted Melody valve

Author(s) -

Hitendu Dave,

Oliver Kretschmar,

René Prêtre

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs146

Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary atresia , ventricle , tetralogy of fallot , stenosis , stent , pulmonary valve , surgery , cardiology , pulmonary valve stenosis , electrical conduit , heart disease , mechanical engineering , engineering

A child corrected for pulmonary atresia and VSD (Fallot type) during infancy underwent a conduit change done with a 18-mm Contegra (Medtronic Inc., USA) at 7.5 years of age. She needed stenting, pre-stenting and eventually, Melody (Medtronic Inc.) valve implantation for supravalvar conduit stenosis 3 months after implantation ( Panel A ). During withdrawal of the sheath, the pre-stent and the Melody construct dislodged into the right ventricle (RV) ( Panel B ) because of the softness …

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