title: Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation in a single artery branch: A preliminary experience.
abstract: To describe preliminary experience of percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation, in a single pulmonary branch position. Two procedures in 2 patients from a single center are described, where implantation of percutaneous valves within a single pulmonary artery branch was technically successful. The procedural indication was pulmonary valve regurgitation and/or residual stenosis. The 2 patients were symptomatic. An Edwards Sapien™ valve (Patient 1), and a Medtronic Melody™ valve (Patient 2) were implanted. Both pts were discharged with an excellent valve function. In this report it is underlined that this modality is technically feasible and may be considered an option in patients with congenital heart defect under special circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Massimo Chessa, Gianfranco Butera, Luca Giugno, Angelo Micheletti, Diana G Negura, Mario Carminati, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS-Policlinico San Donato-University Hospital, San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chessa
authors.affiliation: Massimo Chessa, Gianfranco Butera, Luca Giugno, Angelo Micheletti, Diana G Negura, Mario Carminati, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS-Policlinico San Donato-University Hospital, San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Butera
authors.affiliation: Massimo Chessa, Gianfranco Butera, Luca Giugno, Angelo Micheletti, Diana G Negura, Mario Carminati, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS-Policlinico San Donato-University Hospital, San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giugno
authors.affiliation: Massimo Chessa, Gianfranco Butera, Luca Giugno, Angelo Micheletti, Diana G Negura, Mario Carminati, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS-Policlinico San Donato-University Hospital, San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Micheletti
authors.affiliation: Massimo Chessa, Gianfranco Butera, Luca Giugno, Angelo Micheletti, Diana G Negura, Mario Carminati, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS-Policlinico San Donato-University Hospital, San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Diana G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Negura
authors.affiliation: Massimo Chessa, Gianfranco Butera, Luca Giugno, Angelo Micheletti, Diana G Negura, Mario Carminati, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS-Policlinico San Donato-University Hospital, San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carminati
keywords: Congenital heart disease; Grown-ups with congenital heart diseases; Percutaneous pulmonary valve; Pulmonary atresia; Tetralogy of fallot