Open AccessPercutaneous tricuspid valve replacement in childhood
Author(s) -
Mathias Emmel,
N Sreeram,
Gerardus Bennink,
Narayanswami Sreeram
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.164687
Subject(s) - medicine , regurgitation (circulation) , percutaneous , tricuspid valve , valve replacement , endocarditis , cardiology , tricuspid stenosis , surgery , tricuspid valve insufficiency , stenosis
Percutaneous replacement of the tricuspid valve with a bovine jugular venous valve (melody valve) was successfully undertaken in a 9-year-old boy. The patient had a previous history of bacterial endocarditis of the native tricuspid valve in infancy. Initially, a pericardial patch valve was created, followed by surgical replacement of the valve using a biological tissue valve at 4 years of age. Progressive stenosis and regurgitation of the biological valve, with severe venous congestion and resulting hepatic dysfunction prompted percutaneous valve replacement.