Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement using the melody valve for treatment of dysfunctional surgical bioprostheses: A multicenter study
Cabalka AK, Asnes JD, Balzer DT, Cheatham JP, Gillespie MJ, Jones TK, Justino H, Kim DW, Lung TH, Turner DR, McElhinney DB. Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement using the melody valve for treatment of dysfunctional surgical bioprostheses: A multicenter study. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2017, 155: 1712-1724.e1. PMID: 29395214, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.10.143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBioprosthesisCardiac CatheterizationChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedProsthesis DesignProsthesis FailurePulmonary ValvePulmonary Valve InsufficiencyPulmonary Valve StenosisRecovery of FunctionRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsPulmonary valve replacementTPV replacementPulmonary regurgitationBioprosthetic valvesValve replacementMulticenter studyRight ventricular outflow tract gradientPostoperative congenital heart diseaseTranscatheter pulmonary valve replacementVentricular outflow tract gradientSurgical pulmonary valve replacementMean RVOT gradientMedian patient ageOutflow tract gradientSevere pulmonary regurgitationExcellent early resultsSurgical bioprosthetic valvesTetralogy of FallotCongenital heart diseaseTime-related fashionRVOT gradientTract gradientUnderlying diagnosisHospital dischargePatient age