title: Tricuspid valve replacement with a melody stented bovine jugular vein conduit.
abstract: Atrioventricular valve replacement options are limited in infants and small children. The Melody stented bovine jugular vein conduit is being used with increasing frequency for percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement. The Melody valve can be serially dilated over time to accommodate the somatic growth of pediatric patients. We report the initial experience of using the Melody valve as a surgical tricuspid valve replacement in an infant.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Joshua L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hermsen
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Lester C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Permut
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Tim C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: McQuinn
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Thomas K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington. Electronic address: michael.mcmullan@seattlechildrens.org.
authors.forename: David Michael
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: McMullan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002417:Cattle; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*