[Non-surgical, transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation - first experience].
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.
Demkow
Marcin
M
Klinika Choroby Wieńcowej i Samodzielna Pracownia Hemodynamiki, Instytut Kardiologii, ul. Alpejska 42, 04-628 Warszawa. mdemkow@ikard.pl
Ruzyłło
Witold
W
Włodarska
Elzbieta K
EK
Kowalski
Mirosław
M
Miśko
Jolanta
J
Spiewak
Mateusz
M
Siudalska
Hanna
H
Wolski
Piotr
P
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*