title: Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation in the native right ventricular outflow tract.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Pediatric Cardiology, Iatricon Medical Centre, Athens, Greece. vthanop@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Basil Vasilios
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Thanopoulos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannakoulas
authors.forename: Chourmouzios A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Arampatzis
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome