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Implantation of a 29 mm sapien XT valve in a pediatric patient with an unstented right ventricular outflow tract
Author(s) -
Rothman Abraham,
Galindo Alvaro,
Evans William N.
Publication year - 2015
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.25968
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular outflow tract , tetralogy of fallot , regurgitation (circulation) , pulmonary valve , cardiology , outflow , pulmonary atresia , surgery , heart disease , physics , meteorology
We describe a 29 mm Sapien XT valve implantation in a 10‐year‐old girl with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot, severe pulmonary regurgitation, and right ventricular dilatation, using the NovaFlex+ delivery system and the expandable introducer eSheath, without pre‐stenting of the right ventricular outflow tract. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.