Use of the melody™ transcatheter pulmonary valve as a “Covered stent” to repair conduit perforation during pulmonary valve implantation | Zendy

Mahgerefteh Joseph | Zendy; Sutton Nicole J. | Zendy; Pass Robert H. | Zendy

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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.

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