Tricuspid Valve-in-Valve Procedure with An Edwards S3 Valve in a 15-kg Child in Latin America

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Feb 10;38(1):201-203. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2021-0557.

Abstract

A 5-year-old child, weighing 15 kg, with three previous sternotomies, presented with right heart failure due to severe stenosis and regurgitation of the bioprosthetic tricuspid valve. A percutaneous tricuspid valve-in-valve procedure with an Edwards S3 valve was ofered for compassionate use, performed with no complications and with a significant clinical condition improvement.

Keywords: Child; Congenital Heart Disease; Sternotomy; Transcatheter Valve Implantation; Tricuspid Valve Disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bioprosthesis
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods
  • Child, Preschool
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Latin America
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tricuspid Valve* / surgery