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Percutaneous valve implantation in “tricuspid” position after a Fontan‐Björk operation
Author(s) -
Mendes Inês C.,
MaymoneMartins Fernando,
Anjos Rui
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12853
Subject(s) - medicine , tricuspid atresia , tricuspid valve , percutaneous , cardiology , tricuspid stenosis , shunt (medical) , pulmonary atresia , surgery , stenosis , heart septal defect , heart disease
Background A 30‐year‐old female with tricuspid valve atresia, ventricular septal defect, and atrial septal defect had a neonatal modified Blalock Taussig shunt and a Fontan‐Björk operation performed at five years of age. She did well initially but progressively developed signs of systemic congestion due to severe homograft stenosis and underwent successful percutaneous implantation of a Melody ® pulmonary valve (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) in the “tricuspid” position.