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Current delivery systems for the Sapien XT valve for the native pulmonary valve are unacceptable stiff and poorly design for implantation in the pulmonary outflow tract. This report details improvisation of the Melody Ensemble for easier pulmonary outflow tract delivery of the Sapien XT valve. The unacceptable cost of the utilization of two delivery systems for valve implantation, requires industry development of an safe, effective delivery system appropriate for the pulmonary outflow tract.
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota. hagler.donald@mayo.edu.
Donald J
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Hagler
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome