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Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease
Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation in the native right ventricular outflow tract†
Article first published online: 30 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23095
Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Issue
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume 79, Issue 3, pages 427–429, 15 February 2012
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How to Cite
Thanopoulos, B., Giannakoulas, G. and Arampatzis, C. A. (2012), Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation in the native right ventricular outflow tract. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent., 79: 427–429. doi: 10.1002/ccd.23095
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 10 FEB 2012
- Article first published online: 30 NOV 2011
- Accepted manuscript online: 26 APR 2011 11:05AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 28 FEB 2011
- Manuscript Received: 3 JAN 2011
Keywords:
- percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation;
- congenital heart disease;
- transposition of the great arteries;
- arterial switch;
- 3D multislice computed tomography
Abstract
Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation into dysfunctional right ventricular (RV) to pulmonary artery conduits is being increasingly performed in many European and North American centers with satisfactory results and low-complication rates. We report the first application of this elaborate technique in the native RV outflow tract of a young patient who developed severe supravalvular pulmonary stenosis following an arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. The procedure may be used as an alternative to surgical repair for the treatment of selected patients with supravalvular pulmonary stenosis complicating congenital heart surgery. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.