Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement With the Melody Valve in Small Diameter Expandable Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Conduits
Shahanavaz S, Qureshi AM, Levi DS, Boudjemline Y, Peng LF, Martin MH, Bauser-Heaton H, Keeshan B, Asnes JD, Jones TK, Justino H, Aboulhosn JA, Gray RG, Nguyen H, Balzer DT, McElhinney DB. Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement With the Melody Valve in Small Diameter Expandable Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Conduits. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 11: 554-564. PMID: 29566801, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.01.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAngiographyBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiac CatheterizationChildChild, PreschoolFeasibility StudiesFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHemodynamicsHumansMalePreliminary DataProsthesis DesignPulmonary ValveRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVentricular Outflow ObstructionYoung AdultConceptsTranscatheter pulmonary valve replacementRight ventricular outflow tractPulmonary valve replacementMelody valveValve replacementDysfunctional right ventricular outflow tractsPercutaneous transcatheter pulmonary valve replacementSuccessful transcatheter pulmonary valve replacementSignificant hemodynamic improvementSignificant pulmonary regurgitationVentricular outflow tractCases of endocarditisRVOT reinterventionHemodynamic improvementPulmonary regurgitationHemodynamic outcomesOutflow tractProcedural characteristicsPreliminary experiencePatientsSmall diameter conduitsLimited dataOutcomesSmall conduitsReintervention