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Use of the melody™ transcatheter pulmonary valve as a “Covered stent” to repair conduit perforation during pulmonary valve implantation

2012; Wiley; Volume: 81; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/ccd.24607

1522-726X

Joseph Mahgerefteh, Nicole J. Sutton, Robert H. Pass,

Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments

Right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit tear after balloon dilation is a recognized potential complication, which can, in theory, be treated with a covered stent. We describe use of the Melody™ valve as a so‐called “covered” stent for containment of bleeding from RV‐PA conduit tear. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.