Repair of congenital pulmonary incompetence by bicuspidization of the pulmonary valve.
We report the successful repair of pulmonary incompetence in an adult due to the congenital absence of the posterior leaflet of the pulmonary valve. The repair consisted of bicuspidization of the pulmonary valve, which achieved competence and eliminated the symptoms and echocardiographic manifestations of right ventricular overload while preserving the native valve.
Kadri
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Albert Starr Academic Center for Cardiac Surgery, St. Vincent Heart Institute, Portland, Oregon 97225, USA.
Lazzara
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McLellan
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Starr
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A
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*