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Melody valve implantation in the pulmonary and tricuspid position
Author(s) -
Petit Christopher J.,
Justino Henri,
Ing Frank F.
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.24764
Subject(s) - medicine , regurgitation (circulation) , percutaneous , tricuspid stenosis , tricuspid valve , stenosis , cardiology , pulmonary valve , surgery , pulmonary regurgitation , tricuspid valve insufficiency , heart disease , tetralogy of fallot
Percutaneous implantation of valved stents is now routinely performed to treat pulmonary valve regurgitation and stenosis. In addition, there are isolated reports of implantation of valved stents in the tricuspid position to treat prosthetic tricuspid stenosis or regurgitation when a prosthetic valve ring exists. We present a case in which a patient with combined severe tricuspid valve and pulmonary valve disease was successfully treated with sequential implantation of percutaneous valved stents in a single procedure. The procedure was straightforward, of short duration, and dramatically improved the patient's functional status. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.