Multicenter Experience Evaluating Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Bovine Jugular Vein (Contegra) Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduits [Congenital Heart Disease]
Conclusions—
Melody TPVR in Contegra conduits is safe and effective and can be performed in a wide range of conduit sizes with preserved valve function and low incidence of stent fracture and endocarditis.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - Category: Cardiology Authors: Morray, B. H., McElhinney, D. B., Boudjemline, Y., Gewillig, M., Kim, D. W., Grant, E. K., Bocks, M. L., Martin, M. H., Armstrong, A. K., Berman, D., Danon, S., Hoyer, M., Delaney, J. W., Justino, H., Qureshi, A. M., Meadows, J. J., Jones, T. K. Tags: Catheter-Based Coronary and Valvular Interventions Congenital Heart Disease Source Type: research
More News: Cardiology | Cardiovascular | Endocarditis | Grants | Heart | Heart Disease | Heart Valve Surgery | Pulmonary Artery Catheterization | Study