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Transcatheter pulmonary valve insertion, expanded use and future directions*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2014

Jeremy M. Ringewald  and
Elsa J. Suh
Jeremy M. Ringewald*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF), St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa, Pediatric Cardiology Associates/Pediatrix Medical Group, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
Elsa J. Suh
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF), St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa, Pediatric Cardiology Associates/Pediatrix Medical Group, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: Jeremy M. Ringewald, MD, Pediatric Cardiology Associates, 3003 W. Dr. MLK Jr. BLVD, Tampa, FL 33607. Tel: 8135548701; Fax: 8138700100; Email: tampakidhrtdoc@gmail.com
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Abstract

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement with the Melody® valve is an accepted alternative to surgical replacement of the pulmonary valve for some patients and therefore a complementary strategy in the long-term management of several groups of patients with congenital heart disease. It allows at least extending the time between sternotomies and possibly improving late outcomes. With a combined surgical and percutaneous approach, late morbidity for some of these patients will likely be diminished. This manuscript will review the current expanded applications for this technology, demonstrate several examples of its use and discuss future directions for this evolving equipment.

Keywords

Right ventricular outflow tract dysfunctionright ventricle to pulmonary artery conduitsurgical pulmonary valve replacementpulmonary artery stentingtranscatheter pulmonary valve replacement
Type
Original Article
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 23 , Issue 6: HeartWeek 2013 , December 2013 , pp. 910 - 914
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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Footnotes

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Presented at “The Birth of Heart Surgery: Lessons Learned from Tetralogy – Past, Present and Future” Dinner Symposium Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine and All Children's Hospital, Thursday, February 21, 2013, at The Sixth World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa, February 17–22, 2013. A video of this presentation can be viewed at the following hyperlink: [http://www.allkids.org/wcpccs].

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