title: Transventricular pulmonary valve implantation in corrected truncus arteriosus.
abstract: Conventional surgery for revision of right ventricular outflow tract conduits is complex and demanding. Percutaneous implantation of pulmonary valves may not be feasible in all cases. We describe a safe, alternative hybrid transapical approach from the right ventricle that avoids the extensive dissection and potential complications of revision surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom. suviteshluthra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Suvitesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luthra
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Westaby
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ormerod
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Forfar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004554:Electric Countershock; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000601:surgery*