title: [Non-surgical, transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation - first experience].
abstract: Transcatheter valve replacement has recently been introduced into clinical practice. We present our first experience with non-surgical, transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation in four patients (age 27-31 years, three females) with repaired congenital heart disease who required reintervention to the right ventricular outflow tract due to dysfunction of valve homograft. The Medtronic Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve was successfully implanted in all four patients without complications, releasing the outflow obstruction, and normal function of the biological valve.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Choroby Wieńcowej i Samodzielna Pracownia Hemodynamiki, Instytut Kardiologii, ul. Alpejska 42, 04-628 Warszawa. mdemkow@ikard.pl
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demkow
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ruzyłło
authors.forename: Elzbieta K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Włodarska
authors.forename: Mirosław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miśko
authors.forename: Mateusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spiewak
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Siudalska
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wolski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000628:therapy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011044:Poland; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*