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 agePercutaneous transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in children weighing less than 20 kg
Martin MH, Shahanavaz S, Peng LF, Asnes JD, Riley M, Hellenbrand WE, Balzer DT, Gray RG, McElhinney DB. Percutaneous transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in children weighing less than 20 kg. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2017, 91: 485-494. PMID: 29193671, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsBody WeightCardiac CatheterizationChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolCoronary AngiographyEchocardiography, DopplerFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansMalePostoperative ComplicationsPulmonary ValveRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter pulmonary valve replacementPercutaneous transcatheter pulmonary valve replacementPulmonary valve replacementTetralogy of FallotValve replacementVein accessInternal jugular vein accessExcellent valve functionMean Doppler gradientMild pulmonary regurgitationIliac vein injuryCases of endocarditisFemoral vein accessSuccessful valve implantationJugular vein accessIJV accessRVOT reinterventionMelody valveAdverse eventsDoppler gradientPulmonary regurgitationValve implantationMedian ageVein injuryRoot compression