Why the study?
Does percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation improve right ventricular remodeling in patients with congenital heart disease and right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction?
Population
51 consecutive patients from pediatric and adult congenital heart disease programs with right ventricular…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 4.5±1.9 (0.9-6.9) years
Authors
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Earlier PPVI age was associated with greater RV remodeling and exercise gains; hypothesis-generating for optimal timing in congenital heart disease.
Does percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation improve right ventricular remodeling in patients with congenital heart disease and right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction?
Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation at a younger age is associated with greater improvements in right ventricular size and maximum oxygen consumption, suggesting early intervention may be beneficial.
Borik et al. (2015) studied this question.
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