title: Stabilizing an Embolized Pre-stent into the Right Ventricle During MELODY Valve Implantation.
abstract: Stent embolization is a complication that usually requires surgical extraction. We report a case where the covered stent used in MELODY valve trans-catheter pulmonary valve placement embolized to the right ventricle after being fully dilated on a 24-m-diameter balloon. After several unsuccessful attempts trying to capture it back or push it forward to the intended landing zone, we succeeded in deploying another stent straddling the embolized stent to anchor both of them in the main pulmonary artery. Two months later, we performed the valve implantation supported by both pre-stents.
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. haysambaho@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Haysam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baho
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Jameel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Atta
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Amjad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kouatly
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fraisse
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D011664:Pulmonary Valve; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome