Successful Feasibility Human Trial of a New Self-Expandable Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve (Pulsta Valve) Implantation Using Knitted Nitinol Wire Backbone and Trileaflet {alpha}-Gal-Free Porcine Pericardial Valve in the Native Right Ventricular Outflow Tract [Congenital Heart Disease]
Conclusions—
A feasibility study of the Pulsta valve for native right ventricular outflow tract lesions was completed successfully with planned Pulsta valve implantation and demonstrated good short-term effectiveness without serious adverse events.
Clinical Trial Registration—
URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02555319.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - Category: Cardiology Authors: Kim, G. B., Song, M. K., Bae, E. J., Park, E.-A., Lee, W., Lim, H.-G., Kim, Y. J. Tags: Congenital Heart Disease, Valvular Heart Disease, Catheter-Based Coronary and Valvular Interventions Source Type: research
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