Perventricular Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation in a Symptomatic 3-Year-Old Child With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

Ernesto Mejia, MD; Renelle S. George, MD; John S. Lozier, MD; Martin L. Bocks, MD

JACC: Case Reports (May 2021)

Perventricular Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation in a Symptomatic 3-Year-Old Child With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

Ernesto Mejia, MD,
Renelle S. George, MD,
John S. Lozier, MD,
Martin L. Bocks, MD

Affiliations

Ernesto Mejia, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Ernesto Mejia, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Suite 380, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.; Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Renelle S. George, MD: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
John S. Lozier, MD: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Martin L. Bocks, MD: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 5
pp. 712 – 714

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In select patients, transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement through a percutaneous approach can be challenging because of complicated anatomy or small patient size. In these patients, especially those weighing <20 kg, hybrid perventricular valve delivery may provide a preferred alternative approach. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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