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Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation in the native right ventricular outflow tract
Author(s) -
Thanopoulos Basil Vasilios,
Giannakoulas George,
Arampatzis Chourmouzios A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.23095
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular outflow tract , percutaneous , cardiology , pulmonary valve stenosis , pulmonary artery , pulmonary valve , stenosis , great arteries , surgery , complication , heart disease
Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation into dysfunctional right ventricular (RV) to pulmonary artery conduits is being increasingly performed in many European and North American centers with satisfactory results and low‐complication rates. We report the first application of this elaborate technique in the native RV outflow tract of a young patient who developed severe supravalvular pulmonary stenosis following an arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. The procedure may be used as an alternative to surgical repair for the treatment of selected patients with supravalvular pulmonary stenosis complicating congenital heart surgery. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.