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Percutaneous Melody valve implantation was described in a native tricuspid valve with severe stenosis following surgical repair without a supporting annuloplasty ring.
Case Report (n=1)
Demonstrates the feasibility of percutaneous Melody valve implantation in a native tricuspid valve following surgical repair without an annuloplasty ring.
Should not yet change practice in native tricuspid stenosis; hypothesis-generating for Melody valve use without annuloplasty ring.
Transcatheter valve-in-valve and valve-in-ring implantation has become a common approach to treating patients with failed bioprosthetic tricuspid valves as well as failed surgical repairs of the tricuspid valve where an annuloplasty ring has been utilized. We describe a case where a Melody valve was percutaneously implanted in a native tricuspid valve with severe stenosis following surgical repair without a supporting annuloplasty ring.
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Sumski et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Severe stenosis of native tricuspid valve following surgical repair without a supporting annuloplasty ring (n=1). Percutaneous Melody valve implantation was evaluated. Percutaneous Melody valve implantation was described in a native tricuspid valve with severe stenosis following surgical repair without a supporting annuloplasty ring.
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