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Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement from Autologous Pericardium with a Self-Expandable Nitinol Stent in an Adult Sheep Model
Published on: June 8, 2022
[Transcatheter implantation of pulmonary valve - own experience]
Jacek Kusa1, Małgorzata Szkutnik, Jacek Białkowski
1Oddział Kliniczny Wrodzonych Wad Serca i Kardiologii Dzieciecej, Katedra Kardiologii i Elektroterapii, Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Slaskie Centrum Chorób Serca, 41-800 Zabrze. jkusa@poczta.onet.pl
Abstract:
Transcatheter implantation of pulmonary valve became a big step forward in the field of interventional cardiology. It is especially important in the patients with defects of the right ventricular outlet tract, because they were usually candidates for multiple surgical operations. We present first transcatheter replacement of pulmonary valve in 23-years-old man. The 'Melody' valve was implanted successfully. There were no complications and the patient was discharged in good condition.
