Transcatheter pulmonary valve insertion: when, how, and why

Cardiol Young. 2012 Dec;22(6):696-701. doi: 10.1017/S1047951112001527.

Abstract

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement is fast becoming an accepted alternative to repeat surgical pulmonary valve replacement for selected patients and therefore a complementary strategy in the long-term management of those requiring surgical pulmonary valve replacement. With a combined surgical and percutaneous approach, late morbidity for some of these patients may be diminished. This manuscript will review the current indications for this procedure, its limitations, and its benefits.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pulmonary Valve / surgery*
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / congenital*
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Stents