Complex Catheter-Based Structural Heart Reconstruction in a Patient With Tricuspid Atresia and Björk Palliative Conduit

Nili Schamroth Pravda, MD; Ran Kornowski, MD; Hana Vaknin Assa, MD; Elchanan Bruckheimer, MD; Einat Birk, MD; Yaron Shapira, MD; Alexander Belenky, MD; Rafael Hirsch, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Feb 2021)

Complex Catheter-Based Structural Heart Reconstruction in a Patient With Tricuspid Atresia and Björk Palliative Conduit

Nili Schamroth Pravda, MD,
Ran Kornowski, MD,
Hana Vaknin Assa, MD,
Elchanan Bruckheimer, MD,
Einat Birk, MD,
Yaron Shapira, MD,
Alexander Belenky, MD,
Rafael Hirsch, MD

Affiliations

Nili Schamroth Pravda, MD: Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Address for correspondence: Dr. Nili Schamroth Pravda, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Hospital, 39 Jabotinsky Street, Petach Tikva 4941492, Israel.
Ran Kornowski, MD: Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Hana Vaknin Assa, MD: Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Elchanan Bruckheimer, MD: Department of Cardiology, Schneider Children’s Hospital, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Einat Birk, MD: Department of Cardiology, Schneider Children’s Hospital, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Yaron Shapira, MD: Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Alexander Belenky, MD: Department of Interventional Radiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Rafael Hirsch, MD: Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 2
pp. 212 – 216

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Björk conduit failure is a common reason for reintervention after a Björk modification of the Fontan procedure. We describe a first performed in human percutaneous procedure for the treatment of a failing Björk circuit in an adult with congenital heart disease and complex anatomic features. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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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