Volume 82, Issue 7 pp. E944-E946
E-ONLY: Valvular and Structural Heart Diseases

Melody valve implantation in the pulmonary and tricuspid position

Christopher J. Petit MD

Corresponding Author

Christopher J. Petit MD

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Correspondence to: Christopher J. Petit, Assistant Professor, Sibley Heart Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author
Henri Justino MD

Henri Justino MD

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

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Frank F. Ing MD

Frank F. Ing MD

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

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First published: 29 November 2012
Citations: 11

Conflict of interest: Nothing to report.

Abstract

Percutaneous implantation of valved stents is now routinely performed to treat pulmonary valve regurgitation and stenosis. In addition, there are isolated reports of implantation of valved stents in the tricuspid position to treat prosthetic tricuspid stenosis or regurgitation when a prosthetic valve ring exists. We present a case in which a patient with combined severe tricuspid valve and pulmonary valve disease was successfully treated with sequential implantation of percutaneous valved stents in a single procedure. The procedure was straightforward, of short duration, and dramatically improved the patient's functional status. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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