title: Not that atretic: Use of an atretic femoral vein for transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation.
abstract: We report a case of a child with congenital heart disease who presented with critical right ventricular outflow tract obstruction and a history of bilateral femoral vein occlusion. He underwent successful right ventricular outflow tract intervention, culminating in transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation, after recanalization of a completely obstructed femoral vein. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors: R Allen
authors: RA
authors: Ligon
authors: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors: Christopher J
authors: CJ
authors: Petit
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010690:Phlebography; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011677:Punctures; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency
keywords: Melody; pulmonary valve; venous obstruction