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Use of the melody™ transcatheter pulmonary valve as a “Covered stent” to repair conduit perforation during pulmonary valve implantation
Author(s) -
Mahgerefteh Joseph,
Sutton Nicole J.,
Pass Robert H.
Publication year - 2013
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.24607
Subject(s) - medicine , electrical conduit , pulmonary valve , balloon dilation , stent , covered stent , cardiology , complication , perforation , balloon dilatation , pulmonary artery , balloon , surgery , mechanical engineering , materials science , engineering , punching , metallurgy
Right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit tear after balloon dilation is a recognized potential complication, which can, in theory, be treated with a covered stent. We describe use of the Melody™ valve as a so‐called “covered” stent for containment of bleeding from RV‐PA conduit tear. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.